Thursday, March 29, 2012

Know Your Flood Zone. By Geniusofdespair

I just went all over the map, you can target areas you are interested in with the link below but it does appear most of us are susceptible to floods (no surprise):

SW 113 Street and SW 156 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation: -9999
SW 104 Street and Hammocks Blvd.: Flood Zone X, Elevation: -999
SW 104 Street and SW 177 Avenue: Flood Zone AH, Elevation 8
SW 99 Street and SW 167 Avenue: Flood Zone AH, Elevation 9
SW 128 Street and SW 207 Avenue: Flood Zone AH, Elevation 8
SW 184 Street and SW 222 Avenue: Flood Zone A, Elevation -9999
SW 208 Street and  SW 187 Avenue: Flood Zone AH, Elevation 9
SW 208 Street and  SW 172 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation  -9999
SW 242 Street and SW 167 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 250 Street and SW 152 Avenue: Flood Zone AH, Elevation 9
SW 250 Street and SW 149 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 312 Street and SW 134 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 312 Street and SW 142 Avenue: Flood Zone AH, Elevation 5
SW 212 Street and SW 101 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 212 Street and SW 92 Avenue: Flood Zone AE, Elevation 9
SW 152 Street and  SW 82 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 152 Street and  SW 77 Avenue: Flood Zone AE, Elevation 10
SW 128 Street and SW 61 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 80 Street and SW 52 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
SW 25 Street and SW 27 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
NW 88 Street and  NW 112 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
NW 112 Street and NW 89 Avenue: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
13 Street and A1A:  Flood Zone AE, Elevation 8
West 55 Street and Pinetree Drive, Flood Zone AE, Elevation 8
NE 142 Street and West Dixie Highway: Flood Zone X, Elevation -9999
NW 199 Street and NW 47 Avenue: Flood Zone AE, Elevation 7

(Do your own research)
 
Flood Zone Designations:  A, AE, AH, VE - Mandatory Flood Insurance

A: Zone A is the flood insurance rate zone that corresonds to the 100-yer floodplains that are determined in the Flood Isurance Study by approximate  methods. Because detailed hydraulic analyses are not performed for such areas, no Base Flood Elevations or depths are shown within this zone. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply.

AE: Areas subject to inundation by the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event determined by detailed methods. Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.

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 Elevations (BFEs) derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown in this zone. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.

V: Areas subject to inundation by the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event determined by detailed methods. Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.

VE: Areas subject to inundation by the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event with additional hazards due to storm-induced velocity wave action. Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.

X: Zone X is the flood insurance rate zone that corresonds to areas outside the 100 year floodplains, areas of 100-year sheet flow flooding where average depths are less than 1 foot, areas of 100-year stream flooding where the contributing drainage area is less than 1 square mile, or areas protected from the 100 year flood by levees. No Base Flood Elevations. No mandatory insurance because of levee.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I looked at the link. It is amazing how much of the county is in flood zones.

Anonymous said...

I'm pretty sure flood zone X = No Flood Insurance Required.


M

Geniusofdespair said...

Thanks m. Took it off mandatory.

Anonymous said...

Storm surges happen in x communities too! Some insurance is a great idea... Ask those folks on 79 th ave and 183 street...

I am on the ridge near ther and I had sea weed against the housevat 16 feet up.