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Flood history · Florence, AL 35634

Flood insurance claims in Florence, AL 35634

72 claims since 1991 and $558,061 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

72flood insurance claims since 1991
$558,061paid to policyholders
$9,622average paid claim
5claims in the last 10 years
21%of claims outside high-risk zones
#65of 470 Alabama ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 35634 since 1978.

1991: 2 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1998: 11 claims1999: 3 claims2001: 2 claims2002: 16 claims2003: 15 claims2004: 6 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2010: 7 claims2019: 3 claims2021: 1 claims2025: 1 claims200020102020

What the record says

79% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 21% outside them.

5 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

No named events recorded.

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 57
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)21% · 15

NFIP communities

Lauderdale County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Lauderdale County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-05-05
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Emergency · 2020-09-14
Hurricane IrmaHurricane · Emergency · 2017-09-11
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-04-28
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line WindsSevere Storm · Emergency · 2011-04-27

11 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Lauderdale County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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