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Flood history · Waverly, TN 37185

Flood insurance claims in Waverly, TN 37185

230 claims since 1984 and $15.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

230flood insurance claims since 1984
$15.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$71,409average paid claim
154claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#18of 471 Tennessee ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 37185 since 1978.

1984: 3 claims1997: 1 claims2010: 72 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 47 claims2021: 105 claims2024: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

89% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 11% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Tennessee Flooding accounts for 41% of all claims in this ZIP code.

Flooding here is recent: 154 claims (67%) were 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
Tennessee Flooding20219441%
Late spring storms20107231%
Unnamed flooding199710%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)88% · 203
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)10% · 24
Zone not recorded1% · 3

NFIP communities

Waverly, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Humphreys County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-06-19
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Emergency · 2025-04-02
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-05-17
Severe Storm And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2021-08-23
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2020-07-09
Severe Storm And Straight-Line WindsSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2019-12-06

15 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Humphreys 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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