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These FIRMs are used in identifying whether a land or building is in flood zone and, if so, which of the different flood zones are in effect. In 2004, FEMA began a project to update and digitize the flood plain maps at a yearly cost of $200 million. The new maps usually take around 18 months to go from a preliminary release to the final product.
Areas within the SFHA are designated on the flood insurance rate map as Zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, AH, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO, AR/A1-A30, V1-V30 or V. [2] Land areas that are at high risk for flooding are called special flood hazard areas (SFHAs), or floodplains. These areas are indicated on flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs).
South Carolina Highway 14 and South Carolina Highway 290 both run through Greer. SC 14 leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Landrum, near the North Carolina border, and south 16 miles (26 km) to Simpsonville, while SC 290 leads east 5 miles (8 km) to Duncan and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to U.S. Route 25 north of Travelers Rest.
As of 11 a.m. Monday morning, Beaufort County was under a flood watch and storm surge warning. Storm surges occur when intense weather raises sea levels above normal heights, which can cause ...
FEMA's track record in South Carolina FEMA has fielded nearly 312,000 applications from South Carolina residents, González said. As of Oct. 13, the federal agency has approved $127 million in ...
By mail: FEMA National Processing Service Center, P.O. Box 10055, Hyattsville MD 20782-7055. By fax: 800-827-8112 Attention: FEMA. More information about South Carolina’s recovery efforts can be ...
Online collection of all digital USGS 1:24K scale topographic maps (as well as various other GIS data) covering the United States, available as a free download. NPScape United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NPScape is a landscape dynamics monitoring project that provides landscape-level data, tools, and evaluations for ...
The federal emergency agency might turn down SC residents’ requests for assistance after Hurricane Helene. But that isn’t the end of the story.