235 flood insurance claims·$1.0M paid·4 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Greene County, Arkansas. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding dominates the flood character of Greene County, accounting for 40 events out of 48 total recorded flood events over the last 30 years, alongside 7 general floods and 1 tropical storm. NOAA storm records illustrate this hazard, noting heavy rainfall and flash flooding from a low-pressure system and cold front on January 30, 2025, as well as heavy rain and training storms associated with a frontal system on April 5, 2025.
National Flood Insurance Program records show claims across multiple zones, with the highest volume concentrated in Zone A at 188 claims with an average payout of $5,211 and an average recorded water depth of 3 inches. Zone X accounts for 26 claims with an average payout of $15,567 and an average recorded water depth of 5 inches. Additionally, Zone UNKNOWN recorded 15 claims with an average payout of $5,751 and an average water depth of 1 inch, while Zone X_UNSHADED recorded 6 claims with an average payout of $1,253 and an average water depth of 1 inch.
Property owners in Zone A and Zone X should pay the most attention to flood risk, given the high concentration of historical claims and significant average water depths during flood events.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
3% of Greene County’s flood insurance claims were on properties rated outside FEMA’s high-risk zones.
194 NFIP claims with a recorded rated flood zone, 1978 to date. The zone is the one FEMA used to rate that policy, which may not match today’s map. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 3 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
The worst year was 1990, with 78 claims and $195,152 paid.
Bar height is scaled by square root so ordinary years stay visible next to the worst one. NFIP claims by year of loss. Source: OpenFEMA.
12 NOAA storm reports from Greene County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Arkansas flood stories →
28 federal disaster declarations since 1968, 4 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Severe Storms And Tornadoes | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | May 24, 2024 |
| Hurricane Laura | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Dec 26, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Dec 23, 2009 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
48 since 1996: 40 flash floods and 7 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jan 30, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Apr 5, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jan 2, 2023 | $15,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jun 7, 2022 | — |
| Flash Flood | Mar 17, 2021 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | May 17, 2018 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 17, 2018 | — |
| Flood | Aug 16, 2018 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jan 30, 2025. A low-pressure system and associated cold front resulted in heavy rainfall and flash flooding across parts of east Arkansas. Ample moisture provided the fuel for training storms which produced two to four inches of rain during the early afternoon along and west of the Mississippi River. The heavy rainfall axis then shifted east over a less saturated surface and the flooding threat diminished.
Flash Flood · Apr 5, 2025. The front eventually sagged south back into the Mid-South during the early morning hours of April 5th. Strong low-level moisture transport into the frontal zone resulted in heavy rain and training storms across northern sections of the Mid-South, mainly north of I-40. A bow echo developed along and just south of the slowly advancing front. This feature crossed the entire forecast area producing 13 tornadoes, inclu…
Flash Flood · Jan 2, 2023. A warm front lifted northward off the Gulf Coast, causing rapid moisture transport to the Mid-South. In addition, an upper-level trough and associated cold front approached the area. This led to showers in the afternoon and then severe thunderstorms that continued through the overnight hours. Damaging wind, hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding were the result.
Flash Flood · Jun 7, 2022. Remnant outflow boundaries from the previous day's storms resulted in scattered convective development. A moist and unstable atmosphere combined with the previous day's rainfall created a perfect opportunity for showers and strong thunderstorms with hail, damaging wind, and flash flooding.
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Greene County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.