How accurate is flood factor?
The FEMA flood zone score is accurate for the area, not for the individual home. FEMA’s flood zone information is also in need of an update – a 2017 report found that many of their maps were out of date due to budget concerns, and only 42% of their flood maps currently reflected accurate flood risk projections.
Which areas of Victoria are flooded?
Locations which may be affected include Seymour, Maryborough, Kyneton, Ballarat, Geelong and Bacchus Marsh, Shepparton, Seymour, Wodonga, Wangaratta, Bright and Falls Creek.
Should I trust Flood Factor?
As always, avoid making statements beyond your license and training or discouraging customers from considering flood data or insurance. Flood Factor™ is a credible diagnostic tool that can help detect high-risk homes but can only provide a strong indication and not proof of flooding issues with a property.
How do you read Flood Factor?
Flood Factor Matrix For example, a property with an 8% chance of flooding 16 inches at least once within 30 years would have a Major Flood Factor of 5. A property with more than a 96% chance of any depth of flooding would have a Flood Factor of 7 or greater.
Is there a flood risk in Great Yarmouth?
Map of Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) postcodes and their flood risks. Each postcode is assigned a risk of high, medium, low, or very low, and then plotted on a Great Yarmouth flood map. Most Great Yarmouth postcodes are very low flood risk, with some low, medium, and high flood risk postcodes.
What happened in the 1953 flood of Canvey Island?
The town was devastated when the 1953 flood hit. Canvey Island was among the towns which bore the brunt – 13,000 people were evacuated from their homes and 59 died. Parts of the reclaimed island in the Thames estuary lie below sea level, meaning the town must be ever vigilant against the threat.
How high was the water on Canvey Island in the morning?
The morning high-water level was about a foot higher than last night and was within two and a half feet off the top of the lowest sections of the wall. When the 1953 flood hit, Canvey Island was among the towns which bore the brunt – 13,000 people were evacuated from their homes and 59 died
What was the king’s Lynn flood of 1953?
A flooded street in the Wisbech road area in King’s Lynn. The town was devastated when the 1953 flood hit. Canvey Island was among the towns which bore the brunt – 13,000 people were evacuated from their homes and 59 died.