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FEMA Releases Risk MAP FY09 Flood Mapping Production Plan

Posted on August 11, 2009

New maps Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for those of you in the coastal areas of Texas, Alabama, and parts of the Florida panhandle. You can download the full map from this FEMA page (warning: it’s 8 MB).

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