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Flood history · Franklin, TN 37069

Flood insurance claims in Franklin, TN 37069

229 claims since 1978 and $5.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

229flood insurance claims since 1978
$5.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$28,079average paid claim
88claims in the last 10 years
23%of claims outside high-risk zones
#19of 471 Tennessee ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 37069 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 2 claims1984: 1 claims1993: 11 claims1994: 1 claims1997: 3 claims1998: 7 claims2000: 2 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 23 claims2004: 1 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 73 claims2011: 13 claims2017: 7 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 1 claims2021: 76 claims2022: 1 claims2025: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

77% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 23% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Late spring storms, accounts for 31% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 88 claims (38%) were in the last 10 years.

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

Williamson County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Late spring storms20107031%
Heavy rains2003177%
Central U.S. April Flooding202521%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)76% · 174
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)22% · 51
Zone not recorded2% · 4

NFIP communities

Williamson County *CRS class 7 · up to 15% off
Franklin, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off

Federal disaster declarations in Williamson County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Emergency · 2025-04-02
Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2010-05-04
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2008-02-07
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-05
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2003-05-08

5 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Williamson 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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