The term "100-year flood" is often misunderstood—many believe it means a flood that happens once every 100 years, but that’s not how probability works. Instead, it refers to a flood that has a ...

Latest data shows minimal changes for majority of the Lake of the Ozarks area from current effective floodplain map ...

When flooding is severe, Kentuckians will sometimes hear the phrase "100-year flood" used to describe the destruction. But what exactly does that mean? A "100-year flood" isn't something that ...

The proposed regulations apply to properties in the FEMA-designated, 100-year flood zone, or area that has a 1% chance of seriously flooding every year; the 500-year flood zone, where there is a 0 ...

The county's previous flood plain ordinance was more than 30 years old, with the most recent updates made in 2002.