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Flood history · Silverhill, AL 36576

Flood insurance claims in Silverhill, AL 36576

89 claims since 1989 and $5.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

89flood insurance claims since 1989
$5.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$67,008average paid claim
24claims in the last 10 years
45%of claims outside high-risk zones
#59of 470 Alabama ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 36576 since 1978.

1989: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 14 claims1998: 2 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 13 claims2014: 31 claims2017: 5 claims2020: 19 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

About 45% 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, Mid-spring storms, accounts for 33% of claims.

24 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

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
Mid-spring storms20142933%
Hurricane Sally20201921%
Hurricane Danny19971416%
Hurricane Georges199822%
Hurricane Ivan200411%
Unnamed flooding199011%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)55% · 49
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)45% · 40

NFIP communities

Baldwin County*CRS class 7 · up to 15% off
Silverhill, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

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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