48 flood insurance claims·$774,495 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 Millard County, Utah. 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.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 2 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 1983, with 45 claims and $677,908 paid, the year of Severe Storms, Landslides & 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.
10 federal disaster declarations since 1977, 4 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Canal Fire | Jun 28, 2020 |
| Clay Springs Fire | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Flooding | Apr 18, 2011 |
| Milford Flat Fire | Jul 6, 2007 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Storms, Mudslides, Landslides & Flooding | Aug 17, 1984 |
| Severe Storms, Landslides & Flooding | Apr 13, 1983 |
| Drought | Jan 20, 1977 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
10 since 1996: 7 flash floods and 3 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Aug 13, 2024 | $5,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jul 24, 2023 | $1,000 |
| Flood | Aug 18, 2021 | $1.0M |
| Flash Flood | Jul 19, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 8, 2014 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 31, 2013 | $20,000 |
| Flash Flood | Aug 17, 2013 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 1, 2012 | $100,000 |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Aug 13, 2024. Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms brought flash flooding and gusty winds to Utah.
Flash Flood · Jul 24, 2023. Sufficient moisture continued to flow through the region in late July, leading to daytime convection most days. This convection was occasionally strong to severe, yielding localized strong wind gusts in addition to flash flooding.
Flood · Aug 18, 2021. An active monsoon surge brought thunderstorms producing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and hail across the state.
Flash Flood · Jul 19, 2017. Widespread thunderstorms developed across the state of Utah for several days in mid-July, producing both strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall.
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 Millard 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.