FEMA FLOOD ZONE AH FREE

Staff can assist with flood protection and mitigation design questions and with local flooding concerns. FEMA to designate the SFHAs and for insurance rating purposes.

FEMA FLOOD ZONE AH FREE

The City of Eugene provides free information regarding flood hazards for specific sites within the community and can answer many of your flood-related questions. for any inquiries on basic flood information, such as flood insurance, zones, mapping, etc. B Zones may have local, shallow flooding problems. If your property is in an area shown on FEMAs flood maps. ’Shaded’ Zone X: Area of moderate flood hazard usually depicted on FIRMs as between the limits of the base and 500-year floods of the primary source of flooding. The shaded Zone X corresponds to Zone B and the unshaded Zone X corresponds to Zone C. Base Flood Elevations derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown in this zone. Zone X: Newer FIRMs show Zones B and C as Zone X. Flood Zone AH Areas subject to inundation by 1-percent-annual-chance shallow flooding (usually areas of ponding) where average depths are between one and three feet. Base flood depths (feet above grade) are provided. AO: SFHA with sheet flow, ponding, or shallow flooding.AE: SFHA where the base flood elevations are provided.A: SFHA where no base flood elevation is provided.The types of A Zones that are applicable to our community: Zone A: The SFHA shown on a community’s FIRM.

The SFHA may not encompass all of the community’s flood problems. Why it matters: If a structure is in a high-risk flood hazard zone (or a Special Flood Hazard Area) as determined by FEMA.

SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area): The base floodplain delineated on a Flood Insurance Rate Map. The current effective date of our FIRM is 06/02/99.įIS (Flood Insurance Study): The study provided by FEMA that graphically represents flood heights for certain areas of the floodplain. The base flood is a statistical concept used to ensure that all properties subject to the National Flood Insurance Program are protected to the same degree against flooding.īFE (Base Flood Elevation): The expected elevation the base flood will reach.įIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map): The flood hazard map provided by FEMA and adopted by our community. Areas with a 1 chance or higher of flooding are. Definitions of flood zones and related terms are provided below.īase Flood: The flood having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, also known as the '100-year' or '1% chance' flood. According to FEMA, there’s no such thing as a no-risk zone, but buyers can see how prone their property is to flooding using the flood maps.

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