Androscoggin County, Maine: hazard risk
FEMA rates Androscoggin County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 59.1 of 100, higher than 59% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, ice storm. Its storm record holds 588 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Very High | 96.5 | $977K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 94.8 | $1.8M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 86.2 | $4.8M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 76.2 | $808K |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 69.8 | $547K |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 74.9 | $1.3M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 61.6 | $10M |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 57.9 | $386K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 47.6 | $560K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 39.6 | $712K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 60.7 | $3K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 36.3 | $208K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 24.8 | $12K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 19.8 | $249K |
| Coastal Flooding | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 198 | 0 | $58M | 3rd of 16 | 175th of 3,077 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 126 | 0 | $112K | 1st of 16 | 1644th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 79 | 0 | $9.6M | 3rd of 16 | 646th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 58 | 1 | $36K | 4th of 16 | 244th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 56 | 0 | $1K | 2nd of 16 | 2137th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 24 | 0 | – | 3rd of 16 | 495th of 3,076 |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | $1.1M | 4th of 16 | 1054th of 3,063 |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | $118K | 4th of 16 | 222nd of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 4 | 0 | $9.9M | 6th of 16 | 2569th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | – | 5th of 16 | 1767th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | – | 3rd of 16 | 1447th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 2 | 0 | – | 8th of 16 | 749th of 1,849 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Androscoggin County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.