CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP)

The City of Fort Lauderdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) so that residents can obtain flood insurance to cover their property against loss from flood damage. Participation in the NFIP requires that the City provide residents with the following information to raise awareness of flood hazards and teach residents how to protect themselves and their property in the event of a flood in our area.


LOCAL FLOOD HAZARD
You are receiving this information because you live in an area that has experienced flooding in the past. Although 2006 and 2007 were mild storm seasons, the City did experience some flooding after Hurricane Wilma in 2005 and other unnamed storms in 2003 and 2004.

The majority of Fort Lauderdale is in or near a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), which is an area where flooding may occur. In the event of a hurricane, rainstorm, high tide, storm surge or other natural disaster in our area, the waterways and sensitive drainage basins located throughout the City (Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway, Middle River, C-13 East and C-12 basins, and the New River Canal) can overflow and cause flooding. Flooding in Fort Lauderdale is most likely to occur along our local rivers and canals.

You can determine whether or not you live in an SFHA by contacting the City's Planning and Zoning Department at (954) 828-3266. If you live in an SFHA, you may be required to obtain flood insurance. Flood protection assisted many local residents who suffered flood damage after hurricanes Katrina and Wilma.