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Maine, 2001

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

664events recorded726 in 2000
2deaths recorded34 injuries
$609Kproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations32 NFIP claims, $126K paid
← 20002002 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Winter363
Wind105
Drought85
Cold59
Lightning19
Hail16
Flood9
Tropical4
Tornado3
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 664 against 726 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2001
Lincoln County37
Androscoggin County33
Kennebec County32
Sagadahoc County29
Knox County27
York County20
Cumberland County12
Franklin County9
Aroostook County8
Oxford County3
Somerset County3
Penobscot County2
Piscataquis County2
Washington County2
Hancock County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
16 Mar 2001Forecast zoneIce Storm——1—
8 Oct 2001KnoxStrong Wind——1—
25 Jan 2001Forecast zoneDense Fog———24
1 Jul 2001YorkLightning———5
11 Jul 2001YorkLightning—$100,000—2
24 Jul 2001AroostookTornadoF1——1
30 Jun 2001CumberlandLightning———1
10 Jul 2001FranklinLightning———1
7 Mar 2001YorkStorm Surge/Tide—$110,000——
6 Mar 2001YorkStorm Surge/Tide—$100,000——
7 Mar 2001CumberlandStorm Surge/Tide—$75,000——
1 Jul 2001CumberlandLightning—$50,000——
17 Jun 2001OxfordTornadoF1———
24 Jul 2001PenobscotTornadoF1———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2001

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
16 May 2001DR-1371Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding6
20 Mar 2001EM-3164EmergencySnowstormSnow13

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

32 NFIP claims, 16 of them paid, for $126,391.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.