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Flood history · Warren, RI 02885

Flood insurance claims in Warren, RI 02885

143 claims since 1978 and $1.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

143flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$12,888average paid claim
8claims in the last 10 years
19%of claims outside high-risk zones
#17of 76 Rhode Island ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 02885 since 1978.

1978: 19 claims1979: 2 claims1983: 1 claims1985: 4 claims1987: 3 claims1991: 13 claims1992: 1 claims1997: 3 claims1998: 9 claims2001: 2 claims2003: 6 claims2005: 4 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 4 claims2008: 4 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 43 claims2011: 1 claims2012: 8 claims2014: 3 claims2015: 2 claims2021: 4 claims2022: 3 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

81% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 19% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, March 2010 Nor'easter, accounts for 29% of claims.

8 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
March 2010 Nor'easter20104229%
Hurricane Bob1991128%
Hurricane Sandy201286%
Hurricane Ida202143%
Hurricane Irene201111%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)81% · 116
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)19% · 27

NFIP communities

Warren, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Bristol County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HenriHurricane · Emergency · 2021-08-21
Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-04-03
Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2013-03-22
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2012-11-03
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29
Tropical Storm IreneHurricane · Major disaster · 2011-09-03

10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Bristol 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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