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Flood history · Midland, TX 79705

Flood insurance claims in Midland, TX 79705

60 claims since 1980 and $604,755 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

60flood insurance claims since 1980
$604,755paid to policyholders
$12,867average paid claim
3claims in the last 10 years
18%of claims outside high-risk zones
#492of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 79705 since 1978.

1980: 1 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1985: 2 claims1986: 1 claims1988: 2 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 13 claims1997: 1 claims2000: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 2 claims2007: 6 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 15 claims2014: 2 claims2015: 2 claims2018: 2 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

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

3 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.

Midland, 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

No named events recorded.

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)70% · 42
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)15% · 9
Zone not recorded15% · 9

NFIP communities

Midland, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off

Federal disaster declarations in Midland County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane RitaHurricane · Major disaster · 2005-09-24
Hurricane RitaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-21
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-02

3 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Midland 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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