Coahoma County, Panola County, Quitman County and Tunica County Flood Risk Open House Meeting Postponed
NOTE: This meeting scheduled for tomorrow (January 29) is postponed due to the possibility of inclement weather. The new date has yet to be determined, but the public will be notified when it’s rescheduled.
(Jackson, Miss.) — The Mississippi/FEMA Risk MAP Team will host a Flood Risk Open House from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, in the Marks Community House, located at 320 Pecan Street in Marks, Mississippi.
The open house will provide the public with an opportunity to review the recently completed preliminary Flood Insurance Study and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that include base flood information and identification of areas subject to flood hazards for the following communities: Lula, Crenshaw, Sledge, Falcon, Tunica and unincorporated areas of Coahoma County, Panola County, Quitman County and Tunica County. The new preliminary maps covering the above listed communities will also be available for viewing on the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Flood Mapping website at:
Coahoma County: http://geology.deq.ms.gov/floodmaps/Projects/RiskMAP/?county=Coahoma
Panola County: http://geology.deq.ms.gov/floodmaps/Projects/RiskMAP/?county=Panola
Quitman County: http://geology.deq.ms.gov/floodmaps/Projects/RiskMAP/?county=Quitman
Tunica County: http://geology.deq.ms.gov/floodmaps/Projects/RiskMAP/?county=Tunica
The team, which includes representatives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Mississippi Geographic Information LLC, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be available to address questions from the public. Local and state officials will also be present to provide information about flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development requirements, and the process used for floodplain mapping.
Once the preliminary FIRMs become effective, these maps will be used by floodplain permit officials, builders and developers, lenders, realtors, insurance agents, and the general public to determine flood risk.
Property owners, realtors, lenders, and insurance agents are encouraged to attend and take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about flood risk and hazard mitigation. Contact a community Floodplain Administrator to learn if a home or business is located within a special flood hazard area which will require flood insurance if there is a federally-backed loan.
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