7 flood insurance claims·$148,619 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 Nodaway County, Missouri. 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 from summer thunderstorms dominates the flood profile of Nodaway County, supported by 31 recorded flash flood events compared to 29 general flood events over the last 30 years.
Severe weather instances illustrate these risks, such as the multiple rounds of thunderstorms that produced flash flooding, hail, and gusty winds on August 29, 2019. Heavy rain and slow-moving storms also impacted the region on June 28, 2017, bringing tree damage to rural parts of Nodaway County alongside widespread severe weather in northern Missouri. Additional moderate to heavy rain caused isolated minor flooding and road closures on July 15, 2020.
National Flood Insurance Program records show claims concentrated primarily in Zone A, which accounts for 6 claims with an average payout of $21,103 and an average recorded water depth of 17 inches. Zone X_SHADED recorded a single claim with a $22,000 payout and an average recorded water depth of 4 inches. Homeowners and real estate agents with properties located within Zone A should pay the closest attention to these flood risks.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 15 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 2007, with 2 claims and $94,781 paid, the year of Severe Storms and Flooding.
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.
2 NOAA storm reports from Nodaway County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Missouri flood stories →
21 federal disaster declarations since 1965, 4 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | May 15, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes | Jun 12, 2010 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Jan 26, 2009 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Jun 1, 2008 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Dec 8, 2007 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
60 since 1996: 31 flash floods and 29 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 15, 2020 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 29, 2019 | — |
| Flood | Jun 29, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 28, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 16, 2015 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 16, 2015 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 11, 2015 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 9, 2015 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jul 15, 2020. Moderate to heavy rain moved into the area causing some isolated minor flooding in Andrew and Macon Counties. Some isolated road closures resulted, but no damage was reported with this flooding.
Flash Flood · Aug 29, 2019. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced flash flooding, hail round 1 inch, and gusty winds that caused some minor damage.
Flood · Jun 29, 2017. On the evening of June 28 a complex of supercell thunderstorms moved into northern Missouri, producing widespread large hail and damaging winds, mainly north of Interstate 70. These storms also produced at least 3 tornadoes, all north of Highway 36. The strongest damage was located in Harrison County where some low-end EF-1 damage to a residence occurred. Otherwise, the damage was confined to tree damage to rural…
Flash Flood · Jun 28, 2017. On the evening of June 28 a complex of supercell thunderstorms moved into northern Missouri, producing widespread large hail and damaging winds, mainly north of Interstate 70. These storms also produced at least 3 tornadoes, all north of Highway 36. The strongest damage was located in Harrison County where some low-end EF-1 damage to a residence occurred. Otherwise, the damage was confined to tree damage to rural…
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 Nodaway 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.