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Newton County, MO flood insurance claims history

215 claims under the National Flood Insurance Program on file for flood losses in Newton County since 1980, with $5.4M paid. The worst year was 2017 with 62 claims. Newton County ranks #28 of 107 in Missouri by claim count.

What the Newton County record shows

25% of claims with a zone on file came from outside FEMA's high-risk zones, well above the 14% across Missouri.
29% of all claims trace to one event, Late spring severe storms (2017), which paid $1.9M here.
Per claim, the costliest named event was Early winter storms (2015), averaging $59K across 26 claims.
2017 alone produced 29% of the claims on file.
The average paid claim is $31K, above the Missouri average of $23K (nominal dollars).
ZIP codes 64850, 64804 and 64865 hold 89% of claims, out of 8 ZIP codes with any.
April through June accounts for 71% of losses.
McDonald County has the most claims among its neighbors (386, against 215 here).

NFIP claims

215

1980–2026

Total paid

$5.4M

nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted

Claims paid

82%

176 received a payment

Average payout

$31K

per paid claim

Last 10 years

101

claims 2017 – 2026

Most recent loss

2026-06-08

data as of 2026-09-08

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Flood claims by year

Peak: 62 claims in 2017

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Biggest flood events in Newton County

Flood event (FEMA name)	Claims	Paid	Avg / claim	Year
Late spring severe storms	62	$1.9M	$30K	2017
Early winter storms	26	$1.5M	$59K	2015
March storm	7	$190K	$27K	2008
Midwest Flooding	4	$1K	$264	1993
Flooding (FEMA general label)	4	$23K	$6K	1995
Mid-spring storms	4	$7K	$2K	2011
Flooding (FEMA general label)	4	$7K	$2K	1986
Late spring storms	1	$0	$0	2011

52% of claims here fall under these 8 entries.How to read these labels.

Federal disaster declarations for Newton County

Newton County has been a designated area in 29 declarations since 1973, 26 of them for flooding, storms or hurricanes. Since 2024 it has been included in 2: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4929-MO, 2026), Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4876-MO, 2025).

Declared	FEMA number	Incident	Declared for	Dates of the incident	Aid unlocked here
2026-08-03	DR-4929-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2026-06-04 → 2026-06-18	Public Assistance
2025-06-09	DR-4876-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2025-04-29	Public Assistance
2020-03-26	DR-4490-MO major disaster	Biological	COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-01-20 → 2023-05-11	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2020-03-13	EM-3482-MO emergency	Biological	COVID-19	2020-01-20 → 2023-05-11	Public Assistance
2019-07-09	DR-4451-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2019-04-29 → 2019-07-05	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2017-06-02	DR-4317-MO major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding	2017-04-28 → 2017-05-11	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2016-01-21	DR-4250-MO major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding	2015-12-23 → 2016-01-09	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2016-01-02	EM-3374-MO emergency	Flood	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding	2015-12-22 → 2016-01-09	Public Assistance
2011-05-09	DR-1980-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2011-04-19 → 2011-06-06	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2011-03-23	DR-1961-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm	2011-01-31 → 2011-02-05	Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2011-02-03	EM-3317-MO emergency	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm	2011-01-31 → 2011-02-05	Public Assistance
2009-06-19	DR-1847-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2009-05-08 → 2009-05-16	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2009-01-30	EM-3303-MO emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	2009-01-26 → 2009-01-28	Public Assistance
2008-05-23	DR-1760-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	2008-05-10 → 2008-05-11	Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2008-03-19	DR-1749-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms and Flooding	2008-03-17 → 2008-05-09	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2008-02-05	DR-1742-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2008-01-07 → 2008-01-10	Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2007-12-27	DR-1736-MO major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	2007-12-06 → 2007-12-15	Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2007-12-12	EM-3281-MO emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	2007-12-08 → 2007-12-15	Public Assistance
2007-01-15	DR-1676-MO major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms and Flooding	2007-01-12 → 2007-01-22	Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2006-03-16	DR-1631-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	2006-03-08 → 2006-03-13	Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2005-09-10	EM-3232-MO emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	2005-08-29 → 2005-10-01	Public Assistance
2003-05-06	DR-1463-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	2003-05-04 → 2003-05-30	Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
2002-05-06	DR-1412-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	2002-04-24 → 2002-06-10	Individual Assistance
1995-06-02	DR-1054-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding	1995-05-13 → 1995-06-23	Individual Assistance
1993-07-09	DR-995-MO major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	1993-06-10 → 1993-10-25	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
1976-07-21	DR-516-MO major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	1976-07-21	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
1975-05-03	DR-466-MO major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes, High Winds & Hail	1975-05-03	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
1974-06-10	DR-439-MO major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	1974-06-10	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance
1973-04-19	DR-372-MO major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	1973-04-19	Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

OpenFEMA data through 2026-11-02; only declarations naming Newton County itself are listed. 17 of these 29 opened Individual Assistance here. What a declaration does and does not pay for.

Flood zones in Newton County: which ones the claims came from

High-risk A zones: 154 (72%)Coastal high-risk V zones: 0 (0%)Moderate / low-risk zones (B, C, X): 50 (23%)Zone not recorded: 11 (5%)

The most common zone on Newton County claims is Zone AE — 93 of 204 claims with a zone on file (46%). 75% were in a high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.

Flood zone at rating	Claims	Share	Paid	Avg / claim
Zone AE · high risk, insurance required	93	46%	$3.1M	$33K
Zone A1–A30 · high risk, insurance required	39	19%	$824K	$21K
Zone X · moderate / low risk	30	15%	$672K	$22K
Zone A · high risk, insurance required	22	11%	$374K	$17K
Zone C · moderate / low risk	12	6%	$266K	$22K
Zone B · moderate / low risk	8	4%	$4K	$452

11 Newton County claims have no zone recorded and are left out of the shares above. Which zones require flood insurance →

What caused the flooding

Cause of damage (as coded by FEMA)	Claims	Share
Stream, river or lake overflow	136	63%
Accumulation of rainfall or snowmelt	48	22%
Other causes	23	11%
Tidal water overflow (storm surge)	4	2%
Not recorded	4	2%

Flood claims by ZIP code in Newton County

8 ZIP codes with at least one claim FEMA assigned to Newton County.


64850	86	$1.9M	40%	19	2026
64804	63	$2.3M	29%	13	2021
64865	42	$516K	20%	6	2026
64844	12	$516K	6%	6	2019
64866	5	$75K	2%	3	2017
64840	4	$27K	2%	2	2015
64858	2	$10K	1%	1	2011
64873	1	$3K	0%	1	2017

When does Newton County flood?

April accounts for the most flood losses (69 claims, 32%). Claims by month of loss:

Month	Claims	Share
January	2	1%
February	0	0%
March	7	3%
April	69	32%
May	39	18%
June	44	20%
July	5	2%
August	2	1%
September	8	4%
October	10	5%
November	0	0%
December	29	13%

Year-by-year detail

Year of loss	Claims	Paid
2026	5	$135K
2024	1	$27K
2022	1	$0
2021	1	$10K
2019	31	$952K
2017	62	$1.9M
2016	1	$0
2015	29	$1.5M
2011	28	$144K
2010	1	$15K
2009	9	$232K
2008	15	$327K
2004	1	$460
2003	5	$27K
2001	1	$9K
2000	2	$422
1997	2	$633
1996	1	$24K
1995	5	$23K
1993	5	$49K
1992	2	$0
1991	1	$0
1986	4	$7K
1983	1	$1K
1980	1	$96

Neighboring counties

Neighbor	Claims	Paid	Outside high-risk
Newton County (this page)	215	$5.4M	25%
McDonald County	386	$12.8M	13%
Jasper County	175	$2.9M	39%
Barry County	53	$2.1M	19%
Lawrence County	34	$657K	39%

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Common questions about flooding in Newton County

Has Newton County flooded recently?: The most recent flood loss with an insurance claim on file was on 2026-06-08, in FEMA data through 2026-09-08. Claims were filed in 6 of the 10 years to 2026 (101 claims).
Has Newton County had a FEMA disaster declaration?: Yes — Newton County has been named a designated area in 29 federal disaster declarations since 1973. The most recent is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4929-MO, declared 2026-08-03). Since 2024 there have been 2. See the full list with dates and aid programs →
What flood zone is Newton County in?: No single zone covers a whole county. Across 204 Newton County claims with a zone on file, the most common was Zone AE (46%), and 75% were in a high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. For one address, use the flood check.

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Source: FEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, FIPS 29145, data as of 2026-09-08. Insured buildings only, never a specific property: see how to check a house and the limits of this data.