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Flood history · Mobile, AL 36611

Flood insurance claims in Mobile, AL 36611

220 claims since 1978 and $5.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

220flood insurance claims since 1978
$5.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$29,843average paid claim
3claims in the last 10 years
30%of claims outside high-risk zones
#33of 470 Alabama ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 36611 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1979: 39 claims1980: 13 claims1981: 12 claims1983: 3 claims1985: 2 claims1986: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1997: 4 claims1998: 47 claims2000: 2 claims2002: 4 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 74 claims2006: 2 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 1 claims2012: 3 claims2015: 2 claims2017: 2 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 30% 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 Katrina, accounts for 34% of claims.

3 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 Katrina20057434%
Hurricane Georges19983918%
Hurricane Frederic19793315%
Unnamed flooding1981199%
Tropical Storm Isidore200242%
Hurricane Danny199742%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)70% · 155
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)30% · 65

NFIP communities

Chickasaw, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Mobile, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Mobile County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-01-15
Hurricane ZetaHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-12-10
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-09-20
Hurricane SallyHurricane · Emergency · 2020-09-14
Hurricane MichaelHurricane · Major disaster · 2018-11-05

25 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Mobile County since 2000.

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ZIP-level history is the backdrop. See the official FEMA flood zone, ground elevation and next steps for one property, free.

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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