high risk flood zones and floodplain areas are based on a 100-year modeled event. Hurricane Milton greatly exceeded that level and equated to a 200-500 year event, which means that additional ...

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After hurricanes Helene and Milton broke flooding records last year ... a flood zone, the website offers a way to change your flood zone designation with a LOMA — a Letter of Map Amendment.

Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action,” the National Weather Service said.

But for Huntington-Ashland, the difference is particularly stark: The number of properties in flood zones is over three times the number accounted for by FEMA’s flood maps, and the community has ...

After hurricanes Helene and Milton broke flooding records last year ... a flood zone, the website offers a way to change your flood zone designation with a LOMA — a Letter of Map Amendment.

A woman has died after an emergency services boat flipped in floodwater in north Queensland as Townsville residents evacuate.