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Flood history · Cynthiana, KY 41031

Flood insurance claims in Cynthiana, KY 41031

139 claims since 1978 and $3.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

139flood insurance claims since 1978
$3.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$27,286average paid claim
12claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#42of 562 Kentucky ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 41031 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 6 claims1989: 5 claims1995: 1 claims1997: 92 claims1998: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2002: 3 claims2008: 1 claims2010: 8 claims2011: 4 claims2015: 4 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 2 claims2023: 4 claims2025: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

89% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 11% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 70% of all claims in this ZIP code.

12 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19979770%
Central U.S. April Flooding202532%
Not a named storm197811%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 117
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)11% · 15
Zone not recorded5% · 7

NFIP communities

Harrison County *Participates in the NFIP
Cynthiana, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Nicholas County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Harrison County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-04-24
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Emergency · 2025-04-03
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And LandslidesSevere Storm · Emergency · 2025-02-16
Remnants Of Hurricane HeleneTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2024-11-26
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-04-10
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2015-05-12

12 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Harrison 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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