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Flood history · Miami, FL 33158

Flood insurance claims in Miami, FL 33158

324 claims since 1979 and $8.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

324flood insurance claims since 1979
$8.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$47,889average paid claim
39claims in the last 10 years
17%of claims outside high-risk zones
#289of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33158 since 1978.

1979: 1 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 3 claims1984: 2 claims1988: 2 claims1992: 123 claims1994: 3 claims1997: 2 claims1998: 2 claims1999: 34 claims2000: 5 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 89 claims2007: 3 claims2009: 2 claims2011: 8 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 38 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

83% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 17% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Andrew, accounts for 37% of claims.

39 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.

Coral Gables, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Andrew199212037%
Hurricane Katrina20057623%
Hurricane Irma20173611%
Hurricane Irene19993210%
Unnamed flooding198172%
Hurricane Wilma200562%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)83% · 269
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)16% · 52
Undetermined (D)1% · 2
Zone not recorded0% · 1

NFIP communities

Coral Gables, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Palmetto Bay, Village OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Miami-Dade County*CRS class 3 · up to 35% off

Federal disaster declarations in Miami-Dade County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-10-11
Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Emergency · 2024-10-07
Hurricane NicoleHurricane · Major disaster · 2022-12-13
Tropical Storm NicoleTropical Storm · Emergency · 2022-11-08
Hurricane IanHurricane · Major disaster · 2022-09-29
Tropical Storm IanHurricane · Emergency · 2022-09-24

22 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Miami-Dade 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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