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Flood history · Ripley, TN 38063

Flood insurance claims in Ripley, TN 38063

280 claims since 1978 and $4.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

280flood insurance claims since 1978
$4.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$17,383average paid claim
5claims in the last 10 years
10%of claims outside high-risk zones
#11of 471 Tennessee ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 38063 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 31 claims1980: 3 claims1982: 3 claims1983: 12 claims1984: 6 claims1989: 2 claims1990: 3 claims1991: 19 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 20 claims1995: 29 claims1996: 11 claims1997: 46 claims1998: 3 claims2001: 2 claims2002: 10 claims2003: 2 claims2005: 4 claims2008: 6 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 53 claims2013: 3 claims2014: 1 claims2016: 2 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 1 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (90%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Mid-spring storms, accounts for 17% of claims.

5 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Mid-spring storms20114817%
Unnamed flooding1997135%
Late spring storms201010%
Central U.S. April Flooding202510%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)72% · 201
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)8% · 22
Zone not recorded20% · 57

NFIP communities

Lauderdale County*Participates in the NFIP
Ripley, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Lauderdale 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 Winter StormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2022-03-11
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2019-04-17
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2011-05-09

11 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Lauderdale 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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