County georgia flood zone map. Femas flood mapping program is called risk mapping assessment and planning or risk map. The data shown is provided as a reference only and does not imply accuracy with regard to horizontal or vertical location. Flood mapping is an important part of the national flood insurance program nfip as it is the basis of the nfip regulations and flood insurance requirements.
This page is for homeowners who want to understand how their current effective flood map may change when the preliminary fema maps becomes effective. Coastal flood risk study link. Now its quick and easy to order your own detailed flood zone report.
Shaded x flood zone areas are considered to be moderate flood risk areas. Welcome to the georgia department of natural resources flood map viewer. Current flood map have a fema map specialist review your zone.
Within these areas there is a 02 annual chance of being flooded. Each property is manually researched by an experienced map analyst or certified floodplain manager. Each flood zone describes the flood risk for a particular area and those flood zones are used to determine insurance requirements and costs.
This agreement provides that the state of georgia will assume responsibility for the development and updating of digital flood insurance rate maps dfirms within all 159 counties in the state. On august 16 1999 the state of georgia entered into a cooperating technical partner ctp agreement with fema region iv. These areas are commonly referred to as the 500 year flood zones or x 500 areas.
Georgia flood map find your flood risk link. Here is a map from the state of georgia with additional information. Zone ve is used on new and revised maps in place of zones v1v30 moderate and minimal risk areas areas of moderate or minimal hazard are studied based upon the principal source of flood in the area.
Flood zones are indicated in a communitys flood map. Are you in a flood zone. Visit wwwfloodsmartgov or call 888 379 9531 for more information about flood insurance and to locate a local agent.
Preliminary georgia flood maps new and preliminary georgia flood maps provide the public an early look at a home or communitys projected risk to flood hazards. Everyone lives in an area with some flood riskits just a question of whether you live in a high risk low risk or moderate risk flood area. The maps show areas all throughout chatham county and outlines where there is a need for flood insurance.