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Flood history · Michigan City, IN 46360

Flood insurance claims in Michigan City, IN 46360

72 claims since 1978 and $225,664 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

72flood insurance claims since 1978
$225,664paid to policyholders
$8,059average paid claim
2claims in the last 10 years
28%of claims outside high-risk zones
#70of 545 Indiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 46360 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 4 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 3 claims1984: 2 claims1985: 5 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 4 claims1990: 7 claims1991: 1 claims1993: 10 claims1996: 2 claims1998: 2 claims2000: 2 claims2001: 1 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 2 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 11 claims2009: 5 claims2011: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2020: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

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

2 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 Ike2008912%
Unnamed flooding198546%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)71% · 51
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)28% · 20
Zone not recorded1% · 1

NFIP communities

Michigan City, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Michiana Shores, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in LaPorte County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2026-08-25
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingFlood · Emergency · 2026-08-15
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2018-05-04
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2009-04-22
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-09-23
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-01-30

8 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for LaPorte 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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