I go with no since it doesn't meet the definition of a casualty loss ... and especially if this is in 2018 due to the new tax law changes where it has to be in a federally declared disaster area.
A casualty loss is a type of tax loss that is a sudden, unexpected, or unusual event. Damage or loss resulting from progressive deterioration of property through a steadily operating cause would not be a casualty loss. “Other casualty” are events similar to “fire, storm, or shipwreck.”
