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Flood history · Wichita Falls, TX 76308

Flood insurance claims in Wichita Falls, TX 76308

542 claims since 1979 and $8.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

542flood insurance claims since 1979
$8.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$18,959average paid claim
6claims in the last 10 years
22%of claims outside high-risk zones
#171of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 76308 since 1978.

1979: 3 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 106 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 35 claims1986: 94 claims1987: 85 claims1989: 56 claims1990: 15 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 7 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 1 claims1997: 68 claims1998: 2 claims1999: 7 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 1 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 2 claims2007: 10 claims2008: 8 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 14 claims2016: 10 claims2018: 1 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 3 claims19801990200020102020

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 10% of claims.

6 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

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
Unnamed flooding19905410%
Early summer storms201592%
Thunderstorms200792%
Tropical Storm Bill201510%
Texas Spring Flooding202410%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)77% · 420
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)22% · 118
Zone not recorded1% · 4

NFIP communities

Wichita Falls, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Lakeside City, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

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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