Current Fema Flood Maps

High risk areas are started by either “a” or “v”, low and moderate flood risk areas begin with “b”, “c”, or “x”. See your home on the current fema flood map. The release of preliminary flood hazard maps, or flood insurance rate maps (firms), is an important step in the mapping lifecycle for a community.

This release provides community officials, the public, and other stakeholders with their first view of the current flood hazards, which include changes that may have occurred in the flood risks. The fema map service center (msc) is the official online public source for flood hazard information produced in support of the nfip. The fema flood map service center (msc) is the official public source for flood hazard information produced in support of the national flood insurance program (nfip).

The fema flood hazard maps we examined didn't reflect the best available climate science or include information on current flood hazards (e.g., heavy rainfall that overwhelms existing storm drainage systems).

The msc web site can be used to find current, historic, preliminary (draft), and pending (future) fema flood insurance rate maps (firm) as well as the current flood insurance studies (fis), which can be. The release of preliminary flood hazard maps, or flood insurance rate maps (firms), is an important step in the mapping lifecycle for a community. This release provides community officials, the public, and other stakeholders with their first view of the current flood hazards, which include changes that may have occurred in the flood risks. “d” labels undetermined flood zones, where flood risk exists but is unmeasured.