For West Michigan, it means your city might be be in an updated flood zone on the new federal flood maps. Among the places looking to adopt the measures is the City of Grand Rapids.

This past January, FEMA began remapping several areas in Michigan. For West Michigan communities, this was the first time FEMA flood maps had changed since 1982." ...

But with dozens of zone types, flood maps aren’t always easy to understand. Federal flood maps can be viewed on the FEMA website. Search the maps by plugging in an address. High-risk areas.

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But under current federal flood maps, First Street found 124,089 properties in the floodplain, 154.3% less than in its model.

FEMA released a new map showing the former Berrien Hills Country Club property to be in a flood zone. WSBT 22 spoke with neighbors on what it would mean to a development on the property.

Saginaw and Bay City News How a spring rainstorm became a 500-year flood event in mid-Michigan Published: May. 24, 2020, 7:26 a.m. 36 1/36 Heavy rains cause Midland County dams to flood nearby areas ...

FEMA's Flood Map Open House will be hosted at Wayne County Community College 's Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus Frank Hayden Room, located at 1001 W Fort St., on Tuesday, January 30 from 5 p.m. to ...