Wherever rain falls, flooding can occur. Even if you live in an area with low or moderate flood risk, you are five times more likely to experience a flood than a fire in your home. It's also possible that your flood risk will change over time.
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Stormwater runoff
Stormwater runoff is generally regarded as excess rain and snowmelt that moves across the surface of the ground rather than being absorbed into the soil.
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Floodplains
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines a floodplain as any land area susceptible to being inundated by flood waters from any source.
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Dams and Levees
Both levees and dams are built to offer flood protection for people and property in areas prone to flooding, but no system can eliminate all flood risk.
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