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Flood history · Dearborn, MI 48124

Flood insurance claims in Dearborn, MI 48124

77 claims since 1979 and $339,949 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

77flood insurance claims since 1979
$339,949paid to policyholders
$8,291average paid claim
15claims in the last 10 years
26%of claims outside high-risk zones
#39of 563 Michigan ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 48124 since 1978.

1979: 2 claims1985: 1 claims2000: 3 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 1 claims2007: 1 claims2010: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 50 claims2018: 5 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 1 claims2021: 4 claims2023: 2 claims2026: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

74% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 26% outside them.

15 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

No named events recorded.

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)73% · 56
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)26% · 20
Zone not recorded1% · 1

NFIP communities

Dearborn, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Wayne County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2024-02-08
Severe Storms, Flooding, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2021-07-15
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2014-09-25
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-07
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-06-30
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2000-10-17

6 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Wayne 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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