Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Oxford County, ME

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 23017
Release
2026-10
As of
2026-09-28
Storm Events data through
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

A starting point for the plan's risk assessment (FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B). It does not replace local data or FEMA review. Section headings say which FEMA review item each table supports; whether an item is satisfied is decided by the plan and its reviewers.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-28. Independent product; not a FEMA document.

Plan clock

Status
Approved, expires 2029-02-15
Plan
Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)
Approved
2024-02-16
Expires
2029-02-15
As of
2026-09-28
Days
871 days to expiry

What changed since your last plan (approved 2024-02-16)

New federal declarations
none (0 declaration rows; 0 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
30 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 0, SRL 2 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 18
Repeat-flood change
First release: no prior release to compare.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 34 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" after these cover pages.

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Oxford CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Andover townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Bethel townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Brownfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Buckfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Byron townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Canton townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Dixfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Fryeburg townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Greenwood townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Hartford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Hebron townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Hiram townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Lincoln plantationPlantationApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Lovell townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-08-21
Mexico townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-02-17
Newry townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Norway townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Otisfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Oxford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Paris townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-08-21
Peru townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Porter townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-08-21
Roxbury townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Rumford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-08-21
Stoneham townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Stow townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2025-01-07
Sumner townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-08-21
Sweden townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Upton townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Waterford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
West Paris townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2024-08-21
Woodstock townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871
Paris Utilities CompanySpecial DistrictApproved, expires 2029-02-15Oxford County, Maine Hazard Mitigation Plan - 2023 Update (FEMA plan 109290)2024-02-162029-02-15871member approved 2026-04-01

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B1-a: hazards

Hazards NRI does not cover: check locally

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records since 1996countEvidence for an omissionNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$11,831,323$218,885$1,297,104$13,347,311187
2HurricaneRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$3,622,761$112,392$81,752$3,816,9052
3Cold WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$487$5,139$1,954,241$1,959,86728Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
4Ice StormRelatively HighRelatively High$938,767$39,704$978,4703
5Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$90,218$41$494,741$585,000250
6Strong WindRelatively LowRelatively Low$26,984$203$466,283$493,469270Includes 22 High Wind records and 25 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
7EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$353,790$53,385$407,175Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
8LightningRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$82,971$293,571$376,54218
9TornadoVery LowVery Low$35,984$117$118,118$154,22012
10Heat WaveVery LowVery Lowunder $1$10,934$124,155$135,0882
11DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Low$62,623$62,62324
12HailVery LowVery Low$3,210$4,501$25,915$33,62586
13LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$12,861$8,549$21,4101
14WildfireVery LowVery Low$9,782$2$1,003$10,7860No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
15AvalancheRelatively LowVery Lowunder $1$3,942$3,9420No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
Coastal FloodingNot ApplicableNot Applicable0Declared 2 times; no Storm Events record of this type.
TsunamiNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates tsunami Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
Volcanic ActivityNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates volcanic activity Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Check your state hazard mitigation plan's hazard list for this county; explain any hazard you drop.

Supports B1-b: location

Where each hazard occurs

HazardLocationCensus tracts ratedrated of all tracts
AvalancheCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.13 of 19
Coastal FloodingCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 19
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.14 of 19
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.19 of 19
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.19 of 19
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19
Inland FloodingThe FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.19 of 19
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.19 of 19
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.19 of 19
TsunamiCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 19
Volcanic ActivityCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 19
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.19 of 19
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 19

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Supports B1-c: extent

Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard

HazardScaleRecordscount, yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to membersNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (FIRM for depth)0Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill27, 1998 to 2026 (27 zone-level)1 day to 4 days (median 2 days); 24 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 2004-01-13 to 2004-01-16, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Wind chill: in event narratives only; local data required.
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI Cold Wave definition)crop damage1, 2023 to 2023 (1 zone-level)No crop damage reported in 1 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale24, 1999 to 2026 (24 zone-level)1 day to 212 days (median 61 days); 9 with a recorded value212 days (7 months), 2025-11-01 to 2026-05-31, a run of 7 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 2020-10-01, $0 property; $500,000 crops, reported for the zone (2020 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hailhail size (inches)107, 1958 to 20250.75 in to 2.5 in (median 1 in); 107 with a recorded value2.5 in hail, 1980-07-11Event records naming member places: Norway town (5 records), Dixfield town (4 records), Oxford town (4 records), Rumford town (4 records), Fryeburg town (3 records), Hartford town (3 records), Peru town (3 records), West Paris town (3 records), Andover town (2 records), Otisfield town (2 records); and 10 more member places (see the XLSX file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)2, 1998 to 1998 (2 zone-level)No in-season record among 2 records, so no run is shown (see the note).Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required. Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson2, 2011 to 2020 (2 zone-level)Strongest recorded (records with damage, a wind speed or direct casualties first, then storm type, category and wind): Tropical Storm record, 2020-08-04, damage not reported; NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's event type and category, so a Hurricane (Typhoon) record, especially an inland or remnant one, does not by itself mean hurricane-force winds here; read the damage and wind columns.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz (local data)3, 1996 to 2008 (3 zone-level)Ice Storm, 1998-01-05, $28,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (1998 dollars), 1 direct death (reported for the zone); NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)187, 1996 to 2024 (22 zone-level)Flood, 2023-12-18, $5,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars), 2 direct deathsEvent records naming member places: Roxbury town (40 records), Byron town (7 records), Andover town (6 records), Rumford town (6 records), Norway town (5 records), Peru town (5 records), Fryeburg town (4 records), Porter town (3 records), Bethel town (2 records), Greenwood town (2 records); and 17 more member places (see the XLSX file). Zone-level records (22) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage can be $0 or blank even for a major flood, so the worst record here may not be the worst flood; compare FEMA Public Assistance by declaration in B1-d.
Debris Flownone (count and damage)1, 2023 to 2023Debris Flow, 2023-12-18, $350,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)No event record names a member place.Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)18, 1996 to 2018Lightning, 2011-07-06, $1,000,000 property; $0 crops (2011 dollars)Event records naming member places: Oxford town (3 records), Bethel town (2 records), Andover town (1 record), Buckfield town (1 record), Fryeburg town (1 record), Norway town (1 record), Otisfield town (1 record), Peru town (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only; local data required.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)47, 1996 to 2023 (47 zone-level)33 kt (38 mph) to 61 kt (70 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 24 with a recorded value61 kt (70 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2021-03-02; NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesHigh Wind, 2006-10-20, $20,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)256, 1959 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 90 kt (104 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 218 with a recorded value90 kt (104 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1996-08-26Thunderstorm Wind, 2021-09-15, $35,000 property; $0 crops (2021 dollars)Event records naming member places: Fryeburg town (14 records), Norway town (11 records), Oxford town (8 records), Brownfield town (7 records), Andover town (6 records), Buckfield town (6 records), Greenwood town (6 records), Hebron town (6 records), Canton town (5 records), Dixfield town (5 records); and 16 more member places (see the XLSX file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)17, 1961 to 2020F/EF0 to F/EF1 (median F/EF1); 16 with a recorded valueF1 tornado, 1981-06-06, 0.1 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 17 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1981 dollars); same rating, casualties and property damage also recorded on 1961-06-13Event records naming member places: Hartford town (1 record), Newry town (1 record), Otisfield town (1 record), Sweden town (1 record), West Paris town (1 record).From 1996 on, tornado records are per-county segments and length is the path length within this county (NWS Instruction 10-1605); records before 1996 may give the whole path length, including the path outside this county, and before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with the whole path's rating; counties farther along the path may not list it. Length is not used to rank tornadoes.
Tsunaminone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0Acres burned: in event narratives only; local data required.
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall local)250, 1996 to 2026 (250 zone-level)Winter Weather, 2013-12-21, $141,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2013 dollars); NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Snow depth: in event narratives only; local data required.

Where a hazard names more than 10 member places, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every place is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-c Extent".

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Supports B1-d: previous occurrences

Declaration rows
37
Counted incidents
33

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2024-01-302023-12-17DR-4754-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$8,585,359.35during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2023-09-142023-09-15EM-3598-MEEmergencyHURRICANE LEEHurricanenone foundduring plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2023-09-062023-06-26DR-4737-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$823,760.08during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2023-07-062023-04-30DR-4719-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$6,049,915.48during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2023-03-222022-12-23DR-4696-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$786,809.38during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2020-04-042020-01-20DR-4522-MEMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$4,803,007.81
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3444-MEEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4522
2018-01-022017-10-29DR-4354-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORM AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$868,669.90
2011-09-132011-08-27DR-4032-MEMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM IRENEHurricane$758,692.80
2009-07-302009-06-18DR-1852-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide$425,168.24
2007-08-082007-07-11DR-1716-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$1,625,252.77
2007-04-252007-04-15DR-1693-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODINGCoastal Flooding$1,612,755.60
2005-09-192005-08-29EM-3256-MEEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countednone found
2005-06-292005-03-29DR-1591-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, SNOW MELT, AND ICE JAMSInland Flooding$1,008,177.87
2005-04-212005-03-11EM-3210-MEEmergencyRECORD SNOWWinter Weather$182,413.56
2005-04-012005-03-09EM-3209-MEEmergencySNOWWinter Weather$246,323.29
2005-03-142005-02-10EM-3206-MEEmergencyRECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOWWinter Weather$225,997.56
2004-02-052003-12-10DR-1508-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, SNOW MELT AND ICE JAMSInland Flooding$983,151.56
2004-01-152003-12-06EM-3190-MEEmergencySNOWWinter Weather$160,649.69
2003-05-142002-12-17DR-1468-MEMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER COLD AND FROSTCold Wave$170,894.07
2001-05-162001-03-05DR-1371-MEMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding; Winter Weather$117,894.70
2001-03-202001-03-05EM-3164-MEEmergencySNOWWinter Weather$367,850.87same incident as DR-1371
2000-04-282000-03-28DR-1326-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND ICE JAMSInland Flooding$393,642.89
1999-11-181999-09-16DR-1308-MEMajor disasterHURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONSHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding$203,203.60
1998-07-021998-06-13DR-1232-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding; Winter Weathernone found
1998-01-131998-01-05DR-1198-MEMajor disasterSEVERE ICE STORMS, RAINS AND HIGH WINDSIce Storm; Strong Windnone found
1996-10-281996-10-20DR-1143-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1996-05-201996-04-16DR-1114-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, FLOODINGInland Flooding; Landslidenone found
1996-03-131996-01-19DR-1106-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, ICE JAMS, FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1993-05-111993-04-09DR-988-MEMajor disasterHEAVY RAIN, SNOWMELT, ICE JAMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1993-03-151993-03-13EM-3099-MEEmergencyBLIZZARDS, SEVERE WINDS & SNOWFALL, COASTAL STORMWinter Weather (primary); also designated: Coastal Floodingnone found
1992-03-271992-03-10DR-940-MEMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS, ICE JAMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1991-08-281991-08-18DR-915-MEMajor disasterHURRICANE BOB & FLOODINGHurricanePA not declared for this county
1989-06-071989-05-05DR-830-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1987-04-091987-03-30DR-788-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1974-01-181974-01-18DR-410-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1970-02-271970-02-27DR-284-MEMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, ICE JAMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found

County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Statewide declarations

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardFlagsNotes
1954-09-131954-09-13DR-24-MEMajor disasterHURRICANESHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county. Listed on every county page in the state; not counted with county rows.

2 Fire Management declarations (1977-07-22 to 1992-05-22) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $11,536.98

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-1755-ME2008-05-09SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGHartland, Town of$11,536.98

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under this county, but FEMA's declaration rows for these disasters do not designate it (an electric cooperative or district serving several counties, for example). Not in any declaration row above and not counted.

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

HazardStorm Events recordsfull periodSince plan approvalrecordsDuring plan reviewrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidentsdistinct incidentsDeclared since approvaldistinct incidentsPeriodStatement
Avalanche0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Coastal Flooding0000201996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 2 federal declared incidents (see declarations table)
Cold Wave28113101996 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Drought24809001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail107216001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane2000401996 to 2026-06-30
Ice Storm3000101996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding187460712201996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide1011201996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning18000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind3038322101955 to 2026-06-30Includes 22 High Wind records and 25 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado17000001950 to 2026-06-30
Tsunami0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather2507520701996 to 2026-06-30

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Notable Storm Events records

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDirect deaths, injuriesindirect not countedLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-11-01Drought$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MEZ007 (NORTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Drought
2023-12-18Flood$5,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)2, 0MIDDLE INTERVALE to HALEduring plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2021-03-02High Wind61 kt (70 mph) measured gustdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2020-08-04Tropical Stormdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2013-12-21Winter Weather$141,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2013 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2011-07-06Lightning$1,000,000 property; $0 crops (2011 dollars)0, 0LOCKE MILLSB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2006-06-19Thunderstorm Wind50 kt (58 mph) estimated gustdamage not reported1, 0FRYEBURGdeaths or injuries recorded
2004-01-13Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MEZ007 (NORTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
1998-01-05Ice Storm$28,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (1998 dollars)1, 0NWS zone MEZ012 (SOUTHERN OXFORD), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
1996-08-26Thunderstorm Wind90 kt (104 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not reported0, 0NORTH WATERFORDB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1981-06-06TornadoF1, 0.1 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 17 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1981 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
1980-07-11Hail2.5 indamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Hail

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (942 rows).

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

State-declared emergencies are not in federal data. Add them from your state emergency management agency.

Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.

Supports B1-e: probability

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Avalanche0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f0.01 is NRI's minimum avalanche frequency for a county in an avalanche susceptibility zone; NRI records no avalanche here, so the descriptor reflects the floor, not local events.
Coastal Floodingevents per year at a location (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Cold Wave4.81event-days per yearabout 4.81 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)91.82005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 4.81 cold wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 8 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together. Frost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought1.89event-days per yearabout 1.89 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)1332000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI gives about 1.89 drought event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 25.25 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 5 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Earthquake0.00165annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.165%not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor not assigned: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county, and Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
Hail1.11events per yearabout 1.11 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)41.9 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave1.08event-days per yearabout 1.08 days per yearPossibleevent-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)19.22005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 1.08 heat wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 1 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Hurricane0.0831events per yearabout 1 in 12 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)401851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are counted separately in B1-d and need not match.
Ice Storm0.772event-days per yearabout 0.772 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)521946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding3.14event-days per yearabout 3.14 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 25 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (83.3%)881996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide2.79events per year (modeled)about 2.79 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning18.2days per year with a strikeabout 18.2 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.376events per yearabout 1 in 3 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)151986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.168events per yearabout 1 in 6 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunamiannual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Volcanic Activityannual probabilitynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Wildfire0.0000129annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00129%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo Storm Events record of this hazard, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned (the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county)
Winter Weather24.2event-days per yearabout 24.2 days per yearHighly likelyevent-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)4592005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) comes from the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025). It is not recorded events divided by years, and what it measures depends on the hazard. For most hazards it estimates how often the hazard affects this county each year: it counts events or event-days (drought, heat wave, cold wave, winter weather, ice storm and inland flooding are in days per year; lightning is the number of days per year with a recorded cloud-to-ground strike, from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center daily lightning climatology); it may count events in the surrounding area (hail, strong wind, tornado, hurricane and ice storm use a 49 km grid and buffers) and is averaged over the county's area; and some hazards use a minimum value for places with no recorded event. Earthquake, wildfire and coastal flooding are different: FEMA computes them for each census block and averages them over the county, so the value is the chance (for coastal flooding, the modeled number of floods per year) at a location in the county, which is lower than the chance that the hazard strikes somewhere in the county. Earthquake is the chance of at least minor-damage shaking (U.S. Geological Survey model); wildfire is the chance that a location burns in a large fire (U.S. Forest Service burn probability); coastal flooding comes from FEMA flood zones and NOAA high-tide flooding, so it can be above 1 where high-tide flooding is frequent. Tsunami is the value at the county's most exposed location, from recorded events and modeled return periods. For these four hazards the packet gives no "1 in N years" and takes the descriptor from Storm Events (none for earthquake) unless the value is 1 or more a year. Landslide is a U.S. Geological Survey modeled county rate spread by slope susceptibility. Volcanic activity is the chance that a volcano affecting the county erupts in a year. Drought counts only extreme and exceptional drought (D3 and D4). Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20, sections 5.2.2 (Table 5), 5.2.3, 7.4, 10.4, 16.5, 17.1, 17.3.1, 17.5, 20.3.1, 21.4, 22.4 and 6 to 23.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202541301.37
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20253300.1
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 2025212307.07
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 20253300.1
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20256300.2
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202512300.4
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Source

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions.

Supports B1-f: variation across the planning area

Range of census tract risk within the county

HazardTractsrated of allRisk score minNRI score, 0 to 100MedianMaxTracts by ratingNote
Avalanche13 of 1961.062.763.6Very Low 13, Not Applicable 6
Coastal Flooding0 of 19Not Applicable 19
Cold Wave19 of 1948.570.084.0Relatively High 5, Relatively Moderate 14National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Drought14 of 1967.479.591.6Relatively Low 8, Very Low 6, No Rating 5National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range above mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is, not where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Earthquake19 of 1920.043.962.9Relatively Low 12, Very Low 7
Hail19 of 1921.128.642.2Relatively Low 2, Very Low 17National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Heat Wave19 of 192.69.820.6Relatively Low 2, Very Low 17National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Hurricane19 of 1974.384.389.3Relatively Moderate 17, Relatively Low 2
Ice Storm19 of 1984.292.897.9Very High 2, Relatively High 11, Relatively Moderate 6National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Inland Flooding19 of 1910.361.395.0Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 10, Relatively Low 2, Very Low 3
Landslide19 of 1971.291.298.1Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 16, Very Low 2
Lightning19 of 1942.869.489.2Relatively High 5, Relatively Moderate 13, Relatively Low 1National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Strong Wind19 of 1943.266.682.0Relatively Moderate 13, Relatively Low 6National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Tornado19 of 1910.019.931.1Relatively Low 1, Very Low 18
Tsunami0 of 19Not Applicable 19
Volcanic Activity0 of 19Not Applicable 19
Wildfire19 of 1952.261.069.4Relatively Low 1, Very Low 18
Winter Weather19 of 1988.296.599.0Very High 12, Relatively High 7National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Per-member block (Starter, confirm locally)

MemberTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance matchedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since the member's planNotes
Oxford CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,365,7250; 0
Andover townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$3,314,468.5115; 0
Bethel townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$557,529.059; 0
Brownfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$386,948.809; 0
Buckfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$518,017.398; 0
Byron townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$1,769,337.947; 0
Canton townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 7$221,847.946; 0
Dixfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$928,133.2210; 0
Fryeburg townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 6$102,843.8822; 1
Greenwood townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0none found8; 0
Hartford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,157,582.6810; 0
Hebron townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$102,379.847; 0
Hiram townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$606,569.445; 0
Lincoln plantationPlantationApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0none found0; 0
Lovell townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$236,468.997; 0
Mexico townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$779,229.985; 0Includes $5,237.37 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4522-ME).
Newry townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$516,559.704; 0
Norway townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$456,449.9222; 0
Otisfield townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$426,031.878; 0
Oxford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0none found17; 1
Paris townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$308,811.438; 0
Peru townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$636,646.3814; 0
Porter townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0none found9; 0
Roxbury townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$106,226.0442; 1Includes $5,947.39 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4522-ME).
Rumford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$2,201,500.1515; 0Includes $9,157.31 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4522-ME).
Stoneham townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$31,164.820; 0
Stow townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$156,917.862; 0
Sumner townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$238,825.195; 0
Sweden townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,109,921.895; 0
Upton townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$213,096.365; 1
Waterford townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,433,942.135; 0
West Paris townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$379,078.449; 0
Woodstock townTownApproved, expires 2029-02-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$348,998.640; 0

Member rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

School districts and special districts get a plan clock row only.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Supports B2-a and B2-b: assets and impacts

Local data required

County-level starter. The plan must describe impacts for each participant and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per participant per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2024-02-16county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$237,7731under $1$3,942under 0.0001%
Coastal FloodingNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Cold Wave$13,109,724,140$31,058,24357,747$487$5,139$1,954,241under 0.0001%
Drought$10,340,864$62,6230.606% (agriculture)$0NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$22,312,345,59357,777$353,790$53,3850.00159%
Hail$13,109,724,140$31,058,24357,747$3,210$4,501$25,915under 0.0001%$0
Heat Wave$13,109,724,140$31,058,24357,747under $1$10,934$124,155under 0.0001%
Hurricane$13,109,260,713$31,058,24357,743$3,622,761$112,392$81,7520.0276%
Ice Storm$13,106,208,47957,722$938,767$39,7040.00716%
Inland Flooding$13,057,070,922$12,333,3562,482$11,831,323$218,885$1,297,104n/a (see note)$0NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. EAL as % of exposure: n/a.
Landslide$610,335,3092,844$12,861$8,5490.00211%
Lightning$13,109,724,14057,747$82,971$293,5710.000633%
Strong Wind$13,109,724,140$31,058,24357,747$26,984$203$466,2830.000206%$0
Tornado$13,109,724,140$31,058,24357,747$35,984$117$118,1180.000274%
TsunamiNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Volcanic ActivityNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Wildfire$8,514,655,037$16,897,52439,588$9,782$2$1,0030.000115%
Winter Weather$13,109,724,140$31,058,24357,747$90,218$41$494,7410.000688%$0

Totals since 2024-02-16 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 14 county-coded records, 14 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0; 16 zone-level records, 9 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance on counted declarations none found (0 declarations, 0 with PA).

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column must not be added up; the unit total counts each declaration once.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B2-a: context

County context

MeasureValue
Population57,747
Building value (total, not at risk)$13,109,724,140
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$31,058,243
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$17,423,973
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$4,962,462
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Moderate
Community resilience ratingRelatively High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss total adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; the two parts are shown separately so the property figure is not read as including the statistical value of life.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Supports B2-c: repetitive loss

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)2
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition18Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition1

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total021811803
BETHEL, TOWN OF0010100
CANTON, TOWN OF0070701
FRYEBURG, TOWN OF0261602
MEXICO, TOWN OF0010100
NORWAY, TOWN OF0010100
RUMFORD, TOWN OF0010100
BYRON, TOWN OF0010100
State level, not in this county: county not reported0030300

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Oxford County2310460000000
Andover town2301600000000
Bethel town2300880010100
Brownfield town2300890000000
Buckfield town2300900000000
Byron town2303300010100
Canton town2300910070701
Dixfield town2300920000000
Fryeburg town2300930261602
Greenwood town2303320000000
Hartford town2303340000000
Hebron town2303350000000
Hiram town2300940000000
Lincoln plantation2306040000000
Lovell town2303360000000
Mexico town2300950010100
Newry town2303370000000
Norway town2300960010100
Otisfield town2302030000000
Oxford town2308690000000
Paris town2300970000000
Peru town2300980000000
Porter town2303380000000
Roxbury town2301810000000
Rumford town2300990010100
Stoneham town2303400000000
Stow town2301860000000
Sumner town2301870000000
Sweden town2303410000000
Upton town2303420000000
Waterford town2303430000000
West Paris town2301000000000
Woodstock town2303440000000

Per-member types: XLSX sheet 'B2-c Members'.

Member rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential021511502
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0010101
non-residential0020200
not reported0000000

Institutional properties cannot be separated in this data: FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class, so they fall in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites; OpenFEMA's fmaRl field description omits the Increased Cost of Compliance clause of 44 CFR 77.2(i). NFIP repetitive loss (FEMA insurance definition, nfipRl) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years and can drop to false when a property is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured.

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (as of 2026-08-02). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

Counts may differ from your state NFIP coordinator's list, which is the source the Handbook names.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 18 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Every table above lists its own sources. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Oxford County, ME: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 23017). Preview: automated baseline. Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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