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Flood history · Saint Louis, MO 63122

Flood insurance claims in Saint Louis, MO 63122

285 claims since 1979 and $10.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

285flood insurance claims since 1979
$10.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$46,403average paid claim
41claims in the last 10 years
35%of claims outside high-risk zones
#37of 642 Missouri ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 63122 since 1978.

1979: 29 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 21 claims1983: 9 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 32 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 5 claims1990: 9 claims1991: 2 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 35 claims1994: 16 claims1995: 9 claims1996: 6 claims1997: 3 claims1998: 8 claims2000: 5 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 4 claims2004: 5 claims2005: 1 claims2008: 12 claims2009: 3 claims2011: 2 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 2 claims2015: 15 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 15 claims2019: 13 claims2020: 2 claims2022: 8 claims2024: 2 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 35% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 17% of claims.

41 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19954817%
Not a named storm1982197%
Late spring severe storms2017155%
Early winter storms2015135%
Midwest Flooding1993104%
Hurricane Ike200831%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)51% · 144
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)27% · 77
Zone not recorded22% · 64

NFIP communities

Kirkwood, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
St. Louis County *Participates in the NFIP
Warson Woods, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Oakland, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in St. Louis County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-06-09
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And WildfiresSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-05-21
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2022-08-08
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2017-06-02
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2016-01-21
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingFlood · Emergency · 2016-01-02

18 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for St. Louis 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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