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Maine, 2024

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

495events recorded663 in 2023
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$111Mproperty damage (estimates)
3disaster declarations744 NFIP claims, $29M paid
← 20232025 →

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

Winter229
Wind159
Flood80
Hail15
Heat12

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 495 against 663 in 2023.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2024
Penobscot County58
Androscoggin County24
Cumberland County21
Franklin County18
Somerset County16
Aroostook County14
Knox County14
Piscataquis County14
Kennebec County12
Lincoln County8
Oxford County8
Sagadahoc County8
Hancock County7
York County7
Waldo County3
Washington County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
13 Jan 2024Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$30,000,000——
13 Jan 2024Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$20,000,000——
13 Jan 2024SagadahocCoastal Flood—$15,000,000——
10 Jan 2024Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$15,000,000——
10 Jan 2024KnoxCoastal Flood—$7,000,000——
10 Jan 2024SagadahocCoastal Flood—$5,000,000——
10 Jan 2024LincolnCoastal Flood—$5,000,000——
13 Jan 2024LincolnCoastal Flood—$5,000,000——
13 Jan 2024KnoxCoastal Flood—$5,000,000——
10 Jan 2024KnoxCoastal Flood—$2,000,000——
13 Jan 2024Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$1,000,000——
10 Jan 2024CumberlandFlash Flood—$200,000——
13 Jan 2024CumberlandFlash Flood—$200,000——
10 Jan 2024YorkFlash Flood—$200,000——
10 Mar 2024Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$100,000——
10 Mar 2024Forecast zoneCoastal Flood—$100,000——
13 Jan 2024YorkFlash Flood—$50,000——

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 2024

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
24 May 2024DR-4785Major disasterWinter StormSevere Winter Storm2
20 Mar 2024DR-4764Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding8
30 Jan 2024DR-4754Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding10

Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss

744 NFIP claims, 583 of them paid, for $29,401,445.

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.