Maryland's Approach to SB 227 and Flooding Management

Trivia Question Living in the 100 year floodplain means you will only flood once every 100 years a. True b. False Maryland Department of the Environment Answer: False. This is a common misconception. In fact, if you live in the flood zone, you have a 26% chance of flooding over your 30 year mortgage. A 100 year storm means there is a 1 in 100 or a 1% chance of that size storm hitting a certain area for a given year. Theoretically, a 100 year storm could hit in back to back years. https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_floodperiod 20 20

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