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Flood history · Sherman, TX 75090

Flood insurance claims in Sherman, TX 75090

227 claims since 1981 and $2.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

227flood insurance claims since 1981
$2.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$10,811average paid claim
13claims in the last 10 years
22%of claims outside high-risk zones
#260of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 75090 since 1978.

1981: 67 claims1982: 17 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 17 claims1985: 7 claims1986: 71 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 3 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1993: 6 claims1995: 1 claims2007: 12 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 4 claims2015: 4 claims2017: 8 claims2018: 2 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

78% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 22% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 30% of claims.

13 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19816730%
Thunderstorms200794%
Early summer storms201510%
Tropical Storm Allison198910%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)77% · 174
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)22% · 50
Zone not recorded1% · 3

NFIP communities

Sherman, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Grayson County*Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Grayson County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-05-29
Hurricane IkeHurricane · Emergency · 2008-09-10
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2007-06-29
Hurricane RitaHurricane · Major disaster · 2005-09-24
Hurricane RitaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-21
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-02

6 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Grayson 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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