Natural hazards · Greene

Greene, ME natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Greene comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2007. 12 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Greene?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Greene to be higher than in 20% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding46%Hurricanes23%Ice storms9%Winter weather5%Everything else17%

By hazard

What Greene faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

46% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 16% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

23% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 8 years in the area

Ice storms

9% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Winter weather

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places

Recorded about 21 times a year in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Greene flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Greene, from FEMA’s records.

2paid claims since 2007

$7Kpaid to owners

1homes flooded more than once

20072026

Biggest named events

April 2007 Nor'easter: 1 claim, $4K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Greene isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Androscoggin County.

Disasters that hit Greene

12 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Greene itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Greene.

Brought FEMA money into GreeneDeclared for Androscoggin County only

2023

Severe Storm and Flooding

32 households applied for aid $90K aid approved $998K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2015

Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding

$15K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2013

Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding

$20K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2008

Severe Winter Storm and Flooding

$68K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2007

Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding

$94K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2005

Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and Ice Jams

$56K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2005

Record Snow

$9K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2005

Snow

$13K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2005

Record And/Or Near Record Snow

$7K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2003

Snow

$9K to the Town of Greene for repairs

2001

Snow

$11K to the Town of Greene for repairs

1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$2K to the Town of Greene for repairs

Androscoggin County has had 29 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and winter storms.

Around Greene

Greene and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Leedsmostly inland floodingLow

Turnermostly inland floodingLow

Auburnmostly inland floodingLow

Walesmostly inland floodingLow

Sabattusmostly inland floodingLow

Lewistonmostly inland floodingLow

Greenemostly inland floodingLow

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Greene covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Greene’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Greene. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Greene total about $760K a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.