✓ All projects should be at least 10 feet from the property line to insure proper setbacks. Use professionals that are licensed and do not let them build without a permit.

Keep debris and trash out of drainage ditches so flood waters can recede.

Store your valuables and insurance papers on the second level, if possible, and in a waterproof container.

Elevate your furniture and other utilities to avoid flood damage.

Preparing your home helps to protect it.

✓ Download a free copy of the County’s Disaster Preparedness Guide at or pick up a copy at the Emergency Management Office, 77150 Citizens Circle, Yulee, FL 32097. ✓ Do not drive or wade into flooded areas. ✓ Know the evacuation route from your home. Make a plan: Know what to do before, during, and after a disaster. PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FROM FLOOD

Structure and contents coverage is sold separately.ģ. Renters, condo owners, and building associations should buy flood insurance for their home contents.Consider purchasing flood insurance even if you are in the low-risk area.Ask your insurance agent if you are covered for flood insurance.For further information, contact the Nassau County Building Department at 90.įind out what insurance coverage options you have. When buying a home, ask your realtor for flood zone information before you buy. Protect your family by being prepared before flooding occurs:Ĭheck the Nassau County Property Appraiser website () ‘GIS Floodzone’ layer to find out what the flood zone and what the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) is for your property, if available. find instructions on preparing a Go Kit for emergencies.see weather alerts for local airports and beaches.sign up for text alerts for severe weather.is Nassau County's Emergency Management webpage where you can: From here you can sign up for alert notifications: Mandatory purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.īelow is the Thomas Creek Rain Gauge Data webpage. Base Flood Elevations (BFE) are derived from detailed hydraulic analysis. Zone VE: Areas subject to inundation by the 1% annual chance flood event with additional hazards due to storm induced velocity wave action. Average flood depths derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown within this zone. Zone AO: Areas subject to inundation by 1% annual chance shallow flooding (usually sheet flow on sloping terrain) where average depths are 1-3 feet. BFEs derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown in this zone. Zone AH: Areas subject to inundation by 1% annual chance shallow flooding (usually areas of ponding) where average depths are 1-3 feet. Zone AE: Areas subject to inundation by the 1% annual chance flood event determined by detailed methods. Because detailed hydraulic analyses have not been performed, no Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) or flood depths are shown. Zone A: Areas subject to inundation by the 1% annual chance flood event. The areas of minimal flood hazard, which are the areas outside the SFHA and higher than the elevation of the 0.2%-annual-chance flood, are labeled Zone C or Zone X (unshaded). SFHAs are labeled as Zone A, AO, AH and VE Moderate flood hazard areas, labeled Zone X500 (shaded) are also shown on the FIRM, and are the areas between the limits of the base flood and the 0.2%-annual-chance (or 500-year) flood. The 1% annual chance flood is also referred to as the base flood or 100-year flood. SFHAs are defined as the area that will be inundated by the flood event having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Flood Hazardsįlood hazard areas identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map as Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA). Documents include LOMAs found in the 'Effective Products' and 'LOMC' folders, as well as Revalidations (those LOMAs which are still considered to be effective after a map is revised). Relevant documents can be found for a particular community by choosing to 'Search All Products,' and finding the community by State and County. To be certain a particular LOMA is currently valid, please check relevant documentation online. This LOMA database may include LOMAs that are no longer effective. Click the LOMA point for a link to the letter (use the arrows at the top of the popup window to bring up the LOMA info, if needed).

The location of the LOMA is referenced in the legal description of the letter itself.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer Interactive MappingįEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map information can also be found on the Nassau County Property Appraiser's Interactive Mapping site.

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