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Flood history · Great Falls, MT 59404

Flood insurance claims in Great Falls, MT 59404

135 claims since 1978 and $243,950 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

135flood insurance claims since 1978
$243,950paid to policyholders
$2,595average paid claim
1claims in the last 10 years
41%of claims outside high-risk zones
#3of 162 Montana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 59404 since 1978.

1978: 19 claims1979: 9 claims1980: 22 claims1981: 22 claims1986: 3 claims1989: 4 claims1991: 2 claims1997: 25 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 2 claims2011: 19 claims2014: 2 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 1 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.

1 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.

Great Falls, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 6), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 20% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

No named events recorded.

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)46% · 62
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)32% · 43
Zone not recorded22% · 30

NFIP communities

Great Falls, City OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off
Cascade County *CRS class 8 · up to 10% off

Federal disaster declarations in Cascade County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-06-17
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-13

2 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Cascade 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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