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Flood history · Seminole, AL 36574

Flood insurance claims in Seminole, AL 36574

147 claims since 1978 and $8.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

147flood insurance claims since 1978
$8.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$63,899average paid claim
47claims in the last 10 years
21%of claims outside high-risk zones
#37of 470 Alabama ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 36574 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 1 claims1990: 2 claims1995: 12 claims1996: 2 claims1997: 1 claims1998: 26 claims2002: 1 claims2004: 17 claims2005: 9 claims2009: 1 claims2014: 27 claims2020: 47 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

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

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Sally, accounts for 31% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 47 claims (32%) were 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.

Baldwin County* takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Sally20204531%
Mid-spring storms20142618%
Hurricane Georges19982517%
Hurricane Ivan20041611%
Hurricane Opal1995117%
Unnamed flooding199021%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 116
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)21% · 31

NFIP communities

Baldwin County*CRS class 7 · up to 15% off

Federal disaster declarations in Baldwin County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-09-20
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Emergency · 2020-09-14
Hurricane MichaelHurricane · Emergency · 2018-10-12
Hurricane NateHurricane · Major disaster · 2017-11-16
Hurricane NateHurricane · Emergency · 2017-10-08

23 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Baldwin 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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