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Scott County, Kansas Flood Zone Map

FEMA’s digital flood map shows no high- or moderate-risk zones in Scott County. That can mean the area was never studied in detail or has no digital map, not that it can’t flood; the county floodplain administrator can say which.

Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.

Coastal high risk (V, VE)FloodwayHigh risk (A, AE)Moderate (X, 500-year)Minimal (X)Undetermined (D)

Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Scott County, Kansas. 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.

Federal disasters

9 federal disaster declarations since 2005.

DisasterBegan
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingMay 18, 2025
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingJun 26, 2024
Severe Storms And Straight Line WindsDec 15, 2021
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And FloodingApr 28, 2017
Severe Winter StormsDec 6, 2007
Severe Winter StormDec 28, 2006
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationSep 1, 2005

Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.

Recorded flood events

7 since 1996: 7 river or area floods.

EventDateDamage
FloodJul 22, 2010—
FloodJun 20, 2010—
FloodFeb 20, 2007—
FloodJun 13, 2007—
FloodMar 1, 2007—
FloodMay 30, 2006—

— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.

From the storm reports

Flood · Jul 22, 2010. A weak cold front moved into a very unstable airmass during the afternoon hours and helped to generate thunderstorms. A few of the storms produced hail and strong winds but the main threat was heavy rainfall.

Flood · Feb 20, 2007. Massive flooding due to snow melt is rare for western Kansas but this year was an exception.

Flood · Jun 13, 2007. Another round of severe thunderstorms moved out of far southwest Kansas and into south central Kansas.

Flood · Mar 1, 2007. A continued problem from February where runoff from snow melt caused extensive flooding across the area.

National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.

The zones you’ll see on the map

Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.

Cross-section of a river floodplainDiagram: a river valley. The floodway is the channel and the land beside it; the 1%-annual-chance flood surface (the base flood elevation) covers the valley floor as zone A or AE; a narrow band higher up is shaded X, the 0.2% floodplain; higher ground is X.0.2% CHANCE A YEAR (500-YEAR)BASE FLOOD ELEVATION · 1% A YEARXAEFloodwayAEX
  1. A / AE Inside the 1%-a-year floodplain: about a 26% chance of flooding over a 30-year mortgage. AE has a mapped base flood elevation; plain A does not.
  2. Floodway The channel and the land beside it that has to be kept clear enough to carry the flood. Building here is tightly limited.
  3. X shaded The 0.2% (500-year) floodplain, plus some levee-protected and very shallow flood areas.
  4. X Outside both lines. No federal requirement to insure, which is not the same as no risk.

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Flood insurance in Scott County

If a building in Scott 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.