Natural Disasters in Newcastle, ME

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

31.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

35.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

95.4

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

30

Public Assistance

$13.0M

Individual Assistance

$143K

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

9 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $12.6M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormMar 2024$3.3M$61K
Hurricane Lee →HurricaneSep 2023——
Severe Storm and Flooding →FloodJul 2023$307K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalApr 2020$7.3M$26K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Storm and Flooding →Severe StormJan 2018$308K—
Tropical Storm Irene →HurricaneSep 2011$32K—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormMar 2010——
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides →Severe StormJul 2009$211K—
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding →Severe StormJan 2009$285K—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormDec 2008——
Severe Storms and Flooding →FloodMay 2008$206K—
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flo… →Severe StormApr 2007$860K$56K
Flooding →FloodApr 2007$28K—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →HurricaneSep 2005——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and … →Severe StormJun 2005——
Severe Winter Cold and Frost →FreezingMay 2003$55K—
Snow →SnowstormMar 2001——
Severe Ice Storms, Rains and High Winds →Severe StormJan 1998——
Heavy Rain, Snowmelt, Ice Jams & Floodin… →FloodMay 1993——

Showing 20 of 30 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

148

Total Claims Paid

$3,630,632

Avg Claim Payout

$24,531

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

6

Federal Funding

$1,396,810

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.38

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
601.2: Generators - Regular2$39,286
601.1: Generators1$30,524
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)1$1,312,000
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$15,000
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan1$0

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Newcastle has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, ice storm, hurricane. The area has had 30 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 148 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $12,961,375 in public assistance recovery funding. $143,019 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.