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Flood history · Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

Flood insurance claims in Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

95 claims since 1980 and $1.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

95flood insurance claims since 1980
$1.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$14,267average paid claim
14claims in the last 10 years
28%of claims outside high-risk zones
#53of 470 Alabama ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 35763 since 1978.

1980: 1 claims1990: 21 claims1991: 19 claims1994: 4 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 1 claims1999: 3 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 8 claims2004: 5 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 2 claims2011: 4 claims2012: 1 claims2015: 5 claims2016: 2 claims2017: 2 claims2019: 5 claims2020: 2 claims2021: 2 claims2022: 1 claims2026: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

72% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 28% outside them.

14 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Madison County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19902122%
Early winter storms201555%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)72% · 68
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)27% · 26
Zone not recorded1% · 1

NFIP communities

Owens Cross Roads, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP
Madison County *CRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Huntsville, City OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off

Federal disaster declarations in Madison County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Emergency · 2020-09-14
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2019-04-17
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 Madison 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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