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Flood history · Saint Louis, MO 63124

Flood insurance claims in Saint Louis, MO 63124

303 claims since 1978 and $9.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

303flood insurance claims since 1978
$9.0 millionpaid to policyholders
$39,424average paid claim
69claims in the last 10 years
34%of claims outside high-risk zones
#35of 642 Missouri ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 63124 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 32 claims1981: 4 claims1982: 10 claims1983: 4 claims1984: 3 claims1985: 2 claims1986: 6 claims1987: 2 claims1989: 2 claims1990: 4 claims1991: 17 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 43 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 2 claims1996: 8 claims1998: 1 claims1999: 2 claims2000: 3 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 5 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 54 claims2009: 3 claims2013: 6 claims2014: 4 claims2015: 5 claims2016: 4 claims2017: 3 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 21 claims2022: 34 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 9 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 34% 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, Hurricane Ike, accounts for 17% of claims.

69 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ike20085017%
Midwest Flooding19933010%
Late July Flooding2022269%
Unnamed flooding199572%
Early winter storms201552%
Not a named storm198241%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)65% · 198
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)34% · 102
Zone not recorded1% · 3

NFIP communities

Ladue,City OfParticipates in the NFIP
University City, 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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