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Maine, 2004

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

339events recorded446 in 2003
0deaths recorded1 injuries
$667Kproperty damage (estimates)
3disaster declarations7 NFIP claims, $3K paid
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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

Wind122
Cold108
Winter76
Flood16
Lightning9
Hail5
Tornado1
Tropical1
Other1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2004 was 339 against 446 in 2003.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2004
Kennebec County13
Knox County11
Androscoggin County10
Penobscot County10
Lincoln County9
Sagadahoc County9
Aroostook County6
Cumberland County6
Oxford County4
Somerset County3
Waldo County2
York County2
Piscataquis County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Jul 2004SomersetLightning———1
3 Aug 2004OxfordLightning—$200,000——
11 Dec 2004Forecast zoneStorm Surge/Tide—$100,000——
2 Jul 2004WaldoLightning—$100,000——
3 Aug 2004CumberlandLightning—$80,000——
27 Apr 2004KennebecLightning—$60,000——
8 Aug 2004CumberlandTornadoF0———

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 2004

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
5 Feb 2004DR-1508Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt And Ice Jams7
26 Jan 2004EM-3194EmergencySnowstormSnow7
15 Jan 2004EM-3190EmergencySnowstormSnow11

Flood insurance claims with a 2004 date of loss

7 NFIP claims, 2 of them paid, for $2,599.

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.