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Flood history · Carmi, IL 62821

Flood insurance claims in Carmi, IL 62821

76 claims since 1978 and $1.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

76flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$20,777average paid claim
6claims in the last 10 years
28%of claims outside high-risk zones
#162of 914 Illinois ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 62821 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1979: 2 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1985: 2 claims1990: 6 claims1993: 8 claims1995: 2 claims1996: 6 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2004: 5 claims2005: 3 claims2008: 2 claims2011: 23 claims2012: 1 claims2015: 2 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 1 claims2019: 1 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

72% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 28% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Mid-spring storms, accounts for 29% of claims.

6 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Mid-spring storms20112229%
Central U.S. April Flooding202534%
Unnamed flooding199534%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)68% · 52
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)26% · 20
Zone not recorded5% · 4

NFIP communities

White County *Participates in the NFIP
Carmi, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in White County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-06-07
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07

2 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for White 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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