NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK · NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. DO YOU KNOW YOUR...

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STORMWATER.CHARMECK.ORG

REMEMBER:· Flooding can occur outside mapped fl oodplains.· Only a fl ood insurance policy covers fl ood damage.· Listen to fl ood watches and warnings.· Turn Around, Don’t Drown—your car is not a boat!

Flooding causes more property damage and more deaths in

Charlotte-Mecklenburg than any other type of natural disaster.

March 16–20, 2015

NATIONAL FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK

DO YOU KNOW YOUR FLOOD RISK?

Check out Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s interactive 3-D Floodzone Maps at STORMWATER.CHARMECK.ORG.

· Land at greatest risk for flooding within the mapped floodplain.· Where flood insurance is required.· How often property is expected to flood and how deep.

Remember: Flooding can occur outside mapped floodplains.

February 2015 30320-I-0234

3D FLOODMAPS SHOW:

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