Final Flood Map Changes: Brace for Impacts on Insurance and Safety
Published Date: 7/9/2025
Notice
Summary
The government just finalized updates to flood risk maps for certain communities, changing flood zone boundaries and water levels. If you live or own property in these areas, these changes could affect your flood insurance and local rules. Communities need to act soon to keep their flood insurance programs running smoothly and avoid extra costs.
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Flood map changes may affect your insurance
If you live or own property in the communities listed, FEMA finalized changes to flood maps that may add or modify Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports. These mapping changes could affect your flood insurance and local rules.
Communities must act to keep NFIP participation
For the communities listed, the FIRM and FIS are the basis of floodplain management measures the community is required to adopt or show evidence of having effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The notice says communities need to act soon to keep their flood insurance programs running smoothly and avoid extra costs.
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