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Flood history · Sedro Woolley, WA 98284

Flood insurance claims in Sedro Woolley, WA 98284

416 claims since 1979 and $8.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

416flood insurance claims since 1979
$8.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$23,601average paid claim
71claims in the last 10 years
8%of claims outside high-risk zones
#4of 451 Washington ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 98284 since 1978.

1979: 12 claims1980: 29 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 1 claims1986: 2 claims1989: 11 claims1990: 81 claims1995: 98 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 1 claims1999: 2 claims2000: 1 claims2003: 66 claims2004: 1 claims2006: 25 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 3 claims2011: 2 claims2012: 1 claims2015: 3 claims2017: 3 claims2021: 25 claims2022: 1 claims2023: 1 claims2025: 40 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (92%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 29% of claims.

71 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Skagit County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding199512029%
2025-12-AtmosphericRiver20254010%
Torrential rain2006236%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)80% · 333
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)7% · 28
Zone not recorded13% · 55

NFIP communities

Skagit County *CRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Whatcom County *CRS class 6 · up to 20% off
Sedro- Woolley, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Skagit County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2026-04-07
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Emergency · 2025-12-12
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-04-28
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-01-12
Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2022-03-29
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2022-01-05

16 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Skagit 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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