The new maps address the Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Maps to identify properties in areas at risk to flood once in a hundred years. The older FEMA floodplain map for ...

Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Panola County.

Members of the community showed concern regarding the accuracy of the new data, but SEMA says it shows minimal change compared to the current floodplain map. “We are still months away from even ...