Kennebunk, ME natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Kennebunk comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 261 claims here since 1978. 18 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Kennebunk?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Kennebunk to be higher than in 35% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.
What Kennebunk faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Hurricanes
Coastal flooding
Ice storms
Earthquakes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Kennebunk flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kennebunk, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- The “Halloween” storm: 61 claims, $915K
- April 2007 Nor'easter: 28 claims, $845K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (4) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
18 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Kennebunk itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Kennebunk.
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storm and Flooding
Severe Storm and Flooding
Severe Storm and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and Ice Jams
Snow
Record And/Or Near Record Snow
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding
Snow
Kennebunk and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Kennebunk total about $3.7M 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.