Flood Zone Maps

Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) current flood maps for the Town of Lake Clarke Shores went into effect October 05, 2017. Homeowners and businesses are encouraged to view FEMA’s flood maps online by using an interactive map tool. Find out if your home or business is in a flood zone using the FEMA Interactive Floor Map below. 

The Town has Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) available for review at the Town Hall. This map shows the flood zone areas located within the Town limits. Town staff is available to help answer your questions concerning flood zones, special flood hazard areas, historical flooding events, and other flood information.  Various flood protection pamphlets are also available at the Town Hall.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Flood Zone Map?

Flood zone maps, also called “Flood Insurance Rate Maps” or “FIRMs” are used to identify the flood risk to properties. Flood hazard areas identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map are identified as a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). SFHA are defined as the area that will be inundated by the flood event having a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.  The low- and moderate-risk zones are represented on the maps by the letter “X”, "0.2 PCT" or an “X” that is shaded. The inland high-risk zones are labeled with designations such as “AO”, “AE”, or “AH” The areas of minimal flood hazard, which are the areas outside the SFHA and higher than the elevation of the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood, are labeled Zone C or Zone X (unshaded).

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Who is responsible for updating the maps?

There is a nationwide effort by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update the nation’s flood hazard data and provide it in a detailed, digital format. This FEMA effort is referred to as map modernization and has evolved as a growing number of industries were impacted by out-of-date flood data.

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