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Flood history · Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Flood insurance claims in Murfreesboro, TN 37129

99 claims since 1979 and $1.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

99flood insurance claims since 1979
$1.7 millionpaid to policyholders
$22,248average paid claim
11claims in the last 10 years
31%of claims outside high-risk zones
#45of 471 Tennessee ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 37129 since 1978.

1979: 2 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 3 claims1984: 1 claims1986: 5 claims1989: 2 claims1990: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 1 claims1999: 5 claims2003: 12 claims2004: 3 claims2006: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 38 claims2011: 1 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 7 claims2017: 2 claims2019: 3 claims2021: 2 claims2022: 2 claims2023: 1 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 31% 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, Late spring storms, accounts for 38% of claims.

11 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Late spring storms20103838%
Heavy rains200399%
Mid-spring storms201111%
Unnamed flooding199711%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)67% · 66
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)30% · 30
Zone not recorded3% · 3

NFIP communities

Rutherford County *Participates in the NFIP
Murfreesboro, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Rutherford County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Emergency · 2025-04-02
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-04-07
Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2010-05-04
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2009-05-15
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-05
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2003-05-08

7 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Rutherford 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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