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Flooding can happen anywhere, but certain areas are especially prone to serious flooding. To help communities understand their risk, flood maps (Flood Insurance Rate Maps, FIRMs) have been created to show the locations of high-risk, moderate-to-low risk and undetermined-risk areas. Here are the definitions for each:
FEMA conducts a Flood Insurance Study and uses this data to create the flood hazard maps.
Learn MoreFlood risk can and does change over time. FEMA frequently updates flood hazard maps.
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