Photo: Kevin Dooley from Chandler, AZ, USA · CC BY 2.0Storms, floods and disasters in Kingsbury plantation
Kingsbury plantation isn’t graded for hazard risk: Kingsbury plantation has 17 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2023.
What Kingsbury plantation faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Hurricanes
Ice storms
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
Does Kingsbury plantation flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2023
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kingsbury plantation, from FEMA’s records.
- The December nor’easter1 claim · $58K
Kingsbury plantation isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Piscataquis County.The storms Kingsbury plantation remembers
None of the 22 disasters declared for Piscataquis County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Kingsbury plantation itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20231 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storm and Flooding, declared for Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods.
Old photos of Kingsbury plantation after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Kingsbury plantation archive →Kingsbury plantation and its neighbors
How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | — | 161 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Kingsbury plantation faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Kingsbury plantation
Does Kingsbury plantation flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Kingsbury plantation since 2023, $58K in all. The most claims came from December Nor'easter (1).
Is Kingsbury plantation in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Piscataquis County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Kingsbury plantation?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kingsbury plantation’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Kingsbury plantation?
By flood claims, December Nor'easter: 1 paid, $58K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kingsbury plantation.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kingsbury plantation’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.