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Flood history · Saint Louis, MO 63128

Flood insurance claims in Saint Louis, MO 63128

566 claims since 1978 and $11.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

566flood insurance claims since 1978
$11.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$23,063average paid claim
29claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#14of 642 Missouri ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 63128 since 1978.

1978: 7 claims1979: 60 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 14 claims1982: 74 claims1983: 86 claims1984: 9 claims1985: 71 claims1986: 25 claims1987: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 23 claims1991: 1 claims1993: 94 claims1994: 15 claims1995: 12 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 1 claims2001: 2 claims2002: 2 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 7 claims2013: 2 claims2015: 26 claims2017: 24 claims2019: 5 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

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

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 18% of claims.

29 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding199010218%
Not a named storm19826712%
Midwest Flooding1993417%
Late spring severe storms2017244%
Early winter storms2015244%
March storm200841%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)85% · 479
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)10% · 59
Zone not recorded5% · 28

NFIP communities

St. Louis County *Participates in the NFIP
Sunset Hills, 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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