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Flood history · Cleveland, TN 37311

Flood insurance claims in Cleveland, TN 37311

58 claims since 1979 and $596,617 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

58flood insurance claims since 1979
$596,617paid to policyholders
$13,258average paid claim
6claims in the last 10 years
46%of claims outside high-risk zones
#71of 471 Tennessee ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 37311 since 1978.

1979: 1 claims1980: 1 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 2 claims1994: 7 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2003: 10 claims2004: 10 claims2009: 1 claims2011: 5 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 2 claims2015: 4 claims2016: 1 claims2018: 2 claims2020: 2 claims2021: 1 claims2023: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 46% 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, Heavy rains, accounts for 14% of claims.

6 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
Heavy rains2003814%
Early winter storms201535%
Hurricane Ida202112%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)53% · 31
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)45% · 26
Zone not recorded2% · 1

NFIP communities

Cleveland, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Bradley County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Bradley County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Emergency · 2025-04-02
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2020-04-24
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds AndSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2012-03-16
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-05-01
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-05
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2003-05-08

6 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Bradley 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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