NEW FHA MAPS RELEASED BY FEMA
Have you seen your updated flood hazard maps? Two flood risk Open Houses will be held in Bergen County next week. On February 10, an Open House will be held at the Multi-Purpose Room on the 1st floor of One Bergen Plaza in Hackensack, NJ. Another Open House will be held on February 11 at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute which is located at 281 Campgaw Road in Mahwah, NJ. Both Open Houses begin at 4pm and run until 8pm. No RSVPs are needed. Contact the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627) or visit www.region2coastal.com to learn more information about your flood risk and flood insurance.
What is your BFE – http://www.region2coastal.com/sandy/table and type in your address to find out – click get details – below zones listed
Flood Hazard Zone
Flood hazard zones are lettered based on the level and type of flood risk:
Zone V/VE: An area of high flood risk subject to inundation by the 1% annual-chance flood event with additional hazards due to storm-induced velocity wave action (a 3-foot or higher breaking wave).
Zone A/AE: An area of high flood risk subject to inundation by the 1% annual-chance flood event.
Zone AO: An area of high flood risk subject to inundation by 1% annual-chance shallow flooding where average depths are between one and three feet.
Shaded Zone X: Areas of moderate flood risk within the 0.2% annual chance floodplain; or areas of 1% annual chance flooding where average depths are less than 1 foot, where the drainage area is less than 1 square mile, or areas protected from this flood level by a levee.
Unshaded Zone X: Areas of low flood risk outside the regulatory 1%- and 0.2%-annual chance floodplains.
Zone D: Areas where flood hazards are undetermined but flooding is possible.