Charleston County's updated flood maps will finally go into effect next year, giving clarity to homeowners about whether they will be required to have flood insurance and how they can repair their ...

The maps were created by the Charleston County Government, SC Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to better reflect changing conditions and flood ...

Charleston County's first new flood maps in more than 14 years have been ... such as Hurricane Florence last month. +7 How will South Carolina cope as 'extreme' weather becomes the new norm ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County Council passed the third and final reading to approve new FEMA flood maps. The vote took place on Tuesday evening and was unanimous. Officials say these new ...

“We’re seeing a record number of floods in Charleston and yet they ... a record-high 89 individual coastal flood events along the Southeast and South Carolina coast in 2019, more than 50 ...

CHARLESTON — A South Carolina county is getting new flood ... while putting 3,000 others into flood zones. The maps are the basis for building and land-use regulations in flood-prone areas ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Flood maps of Charleston County ... “If I could zone additional coastline in my district ...

Unfortunately, coastal flooding is not an unusual event for coastal South Carolina. Many are affected by it, especially in flood-prone coastal areas. Parts of Charleston County had a coastal ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - According to the South Carolina ... but not limited to, a Flood Insurance Study (FIS) date adoption the current effective maps.” The City is not in compliance with NFIP without ...

Tens of thousands of buildings will have a new flood zone designation ... as soon as next year. The maps were created by the Charleston County Government, SC Department of Natural Resources ...