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Flood history · Tampa, FL 33607

Flood insurance claims in Tampa, FL 33607

224 claims since 1979 and $15.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

224flood insurance claims since 1979
$15.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$93,422average paid claim
97claims in the last 10 years
17%of claims outside high-risk zones
#350of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33607 since 1978.

1979: 1 claims1982: 13 claims1985: 30 claims1988: 5 claims1993: 4 claims1996: 13 claims1997: 4 claims1998: 1 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2002: 7 claims2004: 27 claims2006: 6 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2012: 1 claims2015: 10 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 3 claims2022: 2 claims2023: 3 claims2024: 89 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 Helene, accounts for 31% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 97 claims (43%) were in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Tampa, 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 Helene20247031%
Hurricane Elena19852913%
Hurricane Frances2004178%
Hurricane Josephine1996136%
Hurricane Milton2024136%
The 'No-Name Storm'1982136%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)83% · 186
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)17% · 38

NFIP communities

Tampa, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Hillsborough County*CRS class 4 · up to 30% off

Federal disaster declarations in Hillsborough County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-10-11
Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Emergency · 2024-10-07
Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-09-28
Tropical Storm HeleneTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-09-24
Hurricane DebbyTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2024-08-10
Tropical Storm DebbyTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-08-03

25 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Hillsborough 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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