On Tuesday Aug. 4, the residents and business leaders in Vance County and its communities will have the opportunity to review and discuss the latest flood hazard and flood risk data.
Now available digitally, preliminary flood hazard information can be layered on top of the county’s parcel data so property owners can better determine potential risks to their land. The digital flood maps will be shown from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Room of the Perry Memorial Library at 205 Breckenridge Street in Henderson.
Residents can access the flood hazard data online at http://fris.nc.gov/fris/. Digital flood hazard data also can be viewed by calling the Vance County Planning Department at (252) 738-2080 or the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program (NCFMP) at (919) 715-5711.
The August 4th public meeting provides an opportunity for residents to see the results of the revised studies and new flood hazard areas. County and municipal employees will be on hand to help residents locate particular properties from the flood hazard layer and determine their level of flood risk. Representatives from the NCFMP will also be available to answer questions about the flood hazard update process, flood insurance coverage and floodplain management. Attendees may see a demonstration of the North Carolina Flood Risk Information System.
The North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program was established in 2000 with a mandate to update flood maps for all 100 counties. Through a partnership with FEMA, the state was charged with creating and maintaining the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for all North Carolina communities. Since 2003, the NCFMP has analyzed, updated and digitized the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for all 100 counties and associated communities. The latest flood map updates are based on recent studies and local input.
Only those portions of the map that have been affected by revised streams have been updated. Therefore, some communities in the county will not have new flood hazard data, although adjacent counties may have some updates.
For more information on an individual property’s flood risk, visit http://fris.nc.gov/fris/.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information on the public meeting, contact David Robinson, Vance County floodplain administrator, (252) 738-2086 or Randy Mundt, State Mapping Program outreach coordinator, (919) 825-2339.