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Flood history · Johnston, RI 02919

Flood insurance claims in Johnston, RI 02919

118 claims since 1979 and $5.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

118flood insurance claims since 1979
$5.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$54,213average paid claim
31claims in the last 10 years
43%of claims outside high-risk zones
#20of 76 Rhode Island ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 02919 since 1978.

1979: 1 claims1980: 2 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 7 claims1983: 4 claims1984: 1 claims1986: 2 claims1991: 1 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1998: 3 claims1999: 1 claims2001: 8 claims2005: 19 claims2006: 5 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 5 claims2010: 24 claims2018: 4 claims2023: 6 claims2024: 19 claims2026: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 43% 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, March 2010 Nor'easter, accounts for 19% of claims.

31 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
March 2010 Nor'easter20102319%
Unnamed flooding200187%
Not a named storm197976%
December Nor'easter202343%
Hurricane Bob199111%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)57% · 67
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)43% · 51

NFIP communities

Johnston, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Providence County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-03-20
Severe Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-03-20
Severe Storms, Flooding, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-01-07
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

12 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Providence 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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