

The pop-up window for a selected parcel will also provide the 100-year elevation (base flood elevation or BFE) in the current and preliminary flood maps. It must be noted that for parcels with multiple BFE’s, in the current and/or preliminary maps, the website will indicate the highest BFE. This webs i te will provide, for a selected parcel, the 100-year elevation (base flood elevation or BFE) in the current and preliminary flood maps. T he darker blue symbology indicates area of the preliminary study. There are flood zones that will not have data available and will be unavailable in the pop up information. The result of this preliminary study did not include all of Broward County. Once the pop-up box designating the approximate location of your address on the map appears, find your house and click it.Ī new pop-up window will appear with the FEMA Flood Designations Preliminary (updated ) and the FEMA Flood Designations Effective for your address (NOTE: Certain areas of the county have unchanged flood zone designation, and Flood Map Pane will not be updated. If you are within this area, only the FEMA Flood Designations Effective will be shown in the pop-up window).

You can use the interactive map viewing tool to find out if your home or business is in a flood zone. Flood insurance purchase is not mandatory. Zone X-Shaded (0.2 PCT Annual Chance Flood Hazard0.2 PCT Annual Chance Flood Hazard)įlood insurance rate zones that are outside the flood plain or the average flood depths of less than 1 foot.

For more information about flood maps, please see the following page: Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The Address Search allows you to search by specific address or location. Mandatory flood insurance requirements apply. To find the effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) for your area of interest, you may use the Address Search feature. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply.įlood insurance rate zone that corresponds to coastal areas that have additional hazards associated with storm waves. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply.įlood insurance rate zone that corresponds to areas of shallow flooding with average depths between 1 and 3 feet. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply.įlood insurance rate zone that corresponds with flood depths greater than 3 feet. Flood insurance rate zone that corresponds to areas of shallow flooding (usually sheet flow on sloping terrain) with average depths between 1 and 3 feet.
