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FEMA updates Broward County flood map 04:56. FORT LAUDERDALE - On April 13, 2023, a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event occurred in South Florida, bringing historic rainfall to the region.Fort ...
FEMA yanked $150M in BRIC flood grants, impacting areas across Miami-Dade and Broward. Locals fear rising waters, spiking ...
In Broward County, 88,913 parcels that were previously in low-risk flood zones on flood hazard maps updated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program will be ...
Friedlander added, “All South Florida homeowners should consider flood insurance because it floods regularly in South Florida.” Broward County has released an interactive flood zone map ...
Wise says the new maps are going to have a huge impact on homeowners, especially for people living east of I-95 stretching north to Indiantown Road in Jupiter and down south to Palmetto Parkway in ...
Flood maps are different from evacuation zones and show a property's risk for flooding at any time of the year, including as a result of heavy rain. These zones have nothing to do with hurricanes ...
Florida residents are encouraged during hurricane season to know if they live an evacuation zone, which often includes low-lying, flood-prone areas, mobile homes or unsafe structures.
West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA’s new flood maps — which newly place thousands of South Florida homes i… ...
Instead of relying on old flood zone maps covering broad areas, it’s now basing premium prices on a wider range of factors, ... For the worst-hit ZIP code in South Florida — 33469, ...
Robert Norberg of Arden Insurance explains why all residents in Florida need to have flood insurance. If you are in a low risk zone, Norberg said you can likely get a policy for $600 a year.
First week of March is Florida's Flood Awareness Week. Floods can happen any time of the year here in South Florida, whether they come from hurricanes or a slow-moving thunderstorm.
South Florida has seen historic flooding in 2023. Yet, according to the Insurance Information Institute, only about 10-20% of property owners in South Florida have a flood insurance policy. NBC6 ...