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Flood history · Humboldt, TN 38343

Flood insurance claims in Humboldt, TN 38343

77 claims since 1979 and $921,174 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

77flood insurance claims since 1979
$921,174paid to policyholders
$17,715average paid claim
8claims in the last 10 years
18%of claims outside high-risk zones
#55of 471 Tennessee ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 38343 since 1978.

1979: 5 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 14 claims1983: 4 claims1984: 1 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1990: 5 claims1992: 2 claims1998: 4 claims1999: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2007: 2 claims2010: 25 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 2 claims2021: 1 claims2023: 1 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

82% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 18% outside them.

8 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
Late spring storms20102532%
Unnamed flooding199045%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)55% · 42
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)12% · 9
Zone not recorded34% · 26

NFIP communities

Humboldt, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Madison County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Gibson 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 And TornadoesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-12-13
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-05-17
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2019-04-17
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2014-08-13

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Gibson 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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