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Flood history · Montgomery, AL 36117

Flood insurance claims in Montgomery, AL 36117

58 claims since 1982 and $903,807 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

58flood insurance claims since 1982
$903,807paid to policyholders
$28,244average paid claim
13claims in the last 10 years
53%of claims outside high-risk zones
#76of 470 Alabama ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 36117 since 1978.

1982: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1993: 1 claims1995: 2 claims1997: 1 claims1999: 2 claims2001: 2 claims2003: 5 claims2004: 2 claims2005: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 19 claims2013: 3 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 2 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 3 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 2 claims2021: 4 claims2022: 2 claims2025: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

About 53% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Opal, accounts for 3% of claims.

13 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

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Opal199523%
Early winter storms201523%
Central U.S. April Flooding202512%
Hurricane Sally202012%
Hurricane Ivan200412%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)47% · 27
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)53% · 31

NFIP communities

Montgomery, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Montgomery County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Montgomery County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Emergency · 2020-09-14
Hurricane MichaelHurricane · Emergency · 2018-10-12
Hurricane NateHurricane · Emergency · 2017-10-08
Hurricane IrmaHurricane · Emergency · 2017-09-11
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-04-28

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Montgomery 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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