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Special FloodHazard Area
| SFHA
Designations |
| IN |
An area designated
as within a "Special FloodHazard Area" (or SFHA) on a FIRM. This is an
area inundated by 1% annual chance flooding for
which BFEs or velocity may have been deter-
mined. No distinctions are made between the
different flood hazard zones that may be included
within the SFHA. These may include Zones A,
AE, AO, AH, A99, AR, V, or VE. |
| OUT |
An area designated
as outside a "Special FloodHazard Area"(or SFHA) on a FIRM. This is an
area inundated by 0.2% annual chance flooding;
an area inundated by 1% annual chance flooding
with average depths of less than 1 foot or with
drainage areas less than 1 square mile; an area
protected by levees from 1% annual chance
flooding; or an area that is determined to be
outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance
floodplains. No distinctions are made between
these different conditions. These may include
both shaded and unshaded areas of Zone X. |
| ANI |
(Area NotIncluded)
An area that is located within a community or
county that is not mapped on any published FIRM. |
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