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Flood history · Port Clinton, OH 43452

Flood insurance claims in Port Clinton, OH 43452

696 claims since 1978 and $4.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

696flood insurance claims since 1978
$4.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$8,094average paid claim
62claims in the last 10 years
14%of claims outside high-risk zones
#3of 900 Ohio ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 43452 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1979: 1 claims1980: 41 claims1982: 192 claims1983: 8 claims1984: 19 claims1985: 61 claims1986: 31 claims1987: 89 claims1989: 1 claims1991: 7 claims1992: 1 claims1995: 4 claims1997: 26 claims1998: 116 claims2001: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2006: 7 claims2009: 2 claims2011: 4 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 15 claims2017: 5 claims2018: 17 claims2019: 12 claims2020: 7 claims2021: 10 claims2023: 8 claims2026: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

86% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 14% outside them.

62 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.

Ottawa County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 9), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 05% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding1985497%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 585
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)13% · 92
Zone not recorded3% · 19

NFIP communities

Ottawa County *CRS class 9 · up to 05% off
Port Clinton, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Ottawa County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe StormsSevere Storm · Emergency · 2012-06-30
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-13
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-09-19
Severe Storms And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2002-11-18

4 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Ottawa 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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