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Maine, 2019

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

324events recorded400 in 2018
0deaths recorded12 injuries
$420Kproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations23 NFIP claims, $318K paid
← 20182020 →

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

Winter181
Wind83
Hail23
Flood23
Heat7
Tropical3
Cold3
Tornado1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2019 was 324 against 400 in 2018.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2019
Penobscot County21
Aroostook County15
Knox County12
York County12
Kennebec County11
Washington County11
Lincoln County9
Androscoggin County7
Sagadahoc County7
Oxford County5
Cumberland County4
Piscataquis County4
Somerset County4
Hancock County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
4 Apr 2019Forecast zoneWinter Weather———12
14 Dec 2019YorkFlash Flood—$200,000——
14 Dec 2019Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$130,000——
14 Dec 2019CumberlandFlash Flood—$50,000——
12 Aug 2019WashingtonTornadoEF1———

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 2019

No declaration touching Maine was made in 2019.

Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss

23 NFIP claims, 16 of them paid, for $317,856.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.