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Flood history · Clarksdale, MS 38614

Flood insurance claims in Clarksdale, MS 38614

166 claims since 1979 and $4.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

166flood insurance claims since 1979
$4.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$30,619average paid claim
6claims in the last 10 years
41%of claims outside high-risk zones
#56of 387 Mississippi ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 38614 since 1978.

1979: 15 claims1980: 3 claims1981: 4 claims1982: 9 claims1983: 10 claims1984: 5 claims1985: 2 claims1989: 9 claims1990: 8 claims1991: 7 claims1992: 1 claims1994: 4 claims1995: 3 claims1997: 5 claims1998: 1 claims2001: 6 claims2002: 5 claims2003: 2 claims2005: 3 claims2008: 6 claims2009: 2 claims2011: 10 claims2015: 2 claims2016: 38 claims2019: 2 claims2021: 2 claims2024: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 41% 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, Late winter severe storms, accounts for 22% of claims.

6 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

EventYearClaimsShare
Late winter severe storms20163722%
Mid-spring storms201195%
Unnamed flooding198364%
Hurricane Katrina200511%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)52% · 87
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)36% · 60
Zone not recorded11% · 19

NFIP communities

Clarksdale, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Coahoma County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Coahoma County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-10-22
Hurricane IdaHurricane · Emergency · 2021-08-28
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2020-04-16
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2019-04-23
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2016-03-25
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2016-01-04

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Coahoma 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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