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Floods in Missouri

Property owners in Missouri have filed 49,098 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $963 million paid.

  • 49,098flood insurance claims since 1978
  • $963Mpaid on those claims
  • 1993most claims in one year, 8,775
  • 13thamong the states for claims
2025
  • Floods on record, by year

Over time

Flood insurance claims in Missouri per year 1978: 310 1979: 2,861 1980: 125 1981: 624 1982: 3,921 1983: 3,148 1984: 704 1985: 1,704 1986: 2,298 1987: 80 1988: 31 1989: 83 1990: 976 1991: 223 1992: 152 1993: 8,775 8,775 1994: 1,489 1995: 1,940 1996: 645 1997: 248 1998: 850 1999: 310 2000: 276 2001: 437 2002: 654 2003: 189 2004: 253 2005: 115 2006: 87 2007: 408 2008: 3,562 2009: 358 2010: 644 2011: 1,709 2012: 28 2013: 930 2014: 290 2015: 1,968 2016: 297 2017: 1,570 2018: 171 2019: 1,749 2020: 272 2021: 147 2022: 841 2023: 97 2024: 341 2025: 131 1978198319881993199820032008201320182023

The deadliest floods since 1996

Notable events
Dec 26, 2015Flash FloodBarry, Barton, Camden15$44.9 million
Oct 4, 1998Flash FloodBuchanan, Carroll, Cass10$28.8 million
Jun 13, 2026FloodBarry, Barton, Christian5$256,000
Sep 12, 2008Flash FloodAudrain, Boone, Callaway4$32,000
Aug 5, 2013Flash FloodBarry, Camden, Christian3$19.3 million
May 26, 2017Flash FloodBarry, Barton, Benton3$843,000
Oct 30, 2009FloodBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau3$20,000
May 7, 2000Flash FloodFranklin2$100 million

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Floods by county in Missouri
St. Louis County12,031
St. Charles County9,999
Jefferson County4,592
Lincoln County2,253
Jackson County2,115
Holt County1,254
Ste. Genevieve County1,160
Franklin County1,097
Cape Girardeau County1,074
Pike County938
Clay County799
St. Louis city739
Buchanan County623
Marion County535
Butler County517
Scott County484
Gasconade County445
Cole County416
Taney County400
McDonald County386
Platte County368
Cass County328
Callaway County316
Phelps County305
Pulaski County267
Perry County259
Ripley County244
Newton County215
Mississippi County212
Greene County206
New Madrid County202
Boone County195
Ray County191
Osage County180
Carroll County179
Jasper County175
Madison County155
Atchison County146
Andrew County146
Lewis County143
Reynolds County141
Wayne County141
Pemiscot County127
Montgomery County126
Crawford County125
Carter County123
Bollinger County116
Clark County106
Stoddard County102
Warren County102
Maries County101
St. Francois County94
Camden County92
Christian County78
Howell County75
Stone County75
Howard County69
Audrain County60
Iron County59
Dunklin County58
Chariton County57
Barry County53
Ralls County51
Pettis County45
Johnson County44
Oregon County39
Benton County38
Washington County38
Daviess County37
Lawrence County34
Miller County28
Moniteau County27
Laclede County26
Bates County25
Livingston County24
Linn County22
Adair County21
Shannon County18
Lafayette County18
Barton County17
Saline County16
Texas County15
Morgan County15
Webster County13
Vernon County12
Monroe County12
Polk County10
Cooper County9
Wright County8
Clinton County7
Nodaway County7
DeKalb County6
Harrison County6
Ozark County6
Hickory County5
Dent County5
Grundy County4
Knox County4
Randolph County3
Dallas County3
Macon County2
Shelby County2
Gentry County2
Sullivan County2
Putnam County1
Henry County1
Caldwell County1

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency’s website(s).