Each year the Federal Emergency Management Association, or FEMA, reassesses floodplains to make sure flood maps are up to date. The goal of the maps is to identify homes that may be affected by ...

officials in Montevideo are hoping to complete the certification of the city’s levee so that the new maps can show the area that the improved levee protects from a 100-year flood event.

In the Milan area, it is recorded at 25 inches. With current factors considered, the current flood forecast at Montevideo on the Minnesota River shows only a 10% probability of reaching major ...

Each time flood maps are updated, the hazard area can change due to factors including ... flooding has increased in frequency in Jordan and the whole Minnesota River Valley. In part, this is ...