Flood history · Owensboro, KY 42303
Flood insurance claims in Owensboro, KY 42303
92 claims since 1980 and $946,072 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 42303 since 1978.
What the record says
75% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 25% outside them.
Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 35% of claims.
17 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.
Daviess County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed flooding | 1997 | 32 | 35% |
| Central U.S. April Flooding | 2025 | 6 | 7% |
| Mid-spring storms | 2011 | 5 | 5% |
| February Kentucky Flooding | 2025 | 2 | 2% |
| Heavy rains | 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| March storm | 2008 | 1 | 1% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Daviess County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
11 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Daviess 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.