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Flood history · Wichita Falls, TX 76306

Flood insurance claims in Wichita Falls, TX 76306

69 claims since 1979 and $1.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

69flood insurance claims since 1979
$1.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$22,952average paid claim
2claims in the last 10 years
28%of claims outside high-risk zones
#460of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 76306 since 1978.

1979: 2 claims1982: 12 claims1985: 5 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2007: 9 claims2008: 18 claims2009: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 6 claims2016: 7 claims2017: 1 claims2020: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

72% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 28% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Thunderstorms, accounts for 12% of claims.

2 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.

Wichita Falls, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Thunderstorms2007812%
Early summer storms201557%
Hurricane Ike200811%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)70% · 48
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)28% · 19
Zone not recorded3% · 2

NFIP communities

Wichita Falls, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off

Federal disaster declarations in Wichita County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-05-29
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

5 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Wichita 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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