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Most of GCSC and Florida State University Panama City are also now within a flood hazard zone. Most of the new affected areas in Panama City fall within an "X500" zone.
Go to the website and click on Know Your Zone Map and enter your address. If your home is in one of the colored areas, those are flood zones where you may be asked to evacuate by local officials.
If you live in an evacuation zone, flood-prone area or mobile home and local officials issue an evacuation order, plan to leave your home.
Hurricane Season 2025 is quickly approaching, which means home insurance in Florida will get harder to buy in just a few months. Here's what to know.
Hurricane season is here, and one way people can protect themselves in case of a storm is to know whether they are in a flood zone.
The cleanup operation is still underway after Hurricane Helene battered Florida recently, but now the state must brace for more misery with Hurricane Milton due to hit this week.
The counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene were also those with the lowest levels of flood insurance protection.
Florida home buyers face hidden flooding risks due to poor disclosure laws. Learn about the impact of secret flood histories and new legal efforts.
Flooding in Florida doesn't occur just near the coastline. Many homeowners are finding out the hard way that even low-risk areas can turn into high-risk gambles if they decline flood insurance.
Tens of thousands of homeowners across South Florida are getting an unpleasant surprise in the mail: A letter telling them they now need to buy flood insurance.
PANAMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. A screenshot of Panama City's updated flood zone map as of Oct. 25 ...
If your home is in one of the colored areas, those are flood zones where you may be asked to evacuate by local officials. What are the different evacuation zone colors on the map?