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A geographical area shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that reflects the severity or type of flooding in the area.

Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program
    Zone A
Areas with a 1% annual chance of flooding and a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30‐year mortgage. Because detailed analyses are not performed for such areas; no depths or base flood elevations are shown within these zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zona A
Áreas con un 1 por ciento de probabilidad anual de inundación y un 26 por ciento de probabilidad de inundación a lo largo de la vida de una hipoteca a 30 años Debido a que no se realizan análisis detallados para dichas áreas, no se muestran profundidades ni elevaciones de inundación base dentro de estas zonas.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone A
Zones avec 1 % de risque annuel d’inondation et 26 % de risque d’inondation sur la durée de vie d’un emprunt immobilier de 30 ans. Étant donné qu’aucune analyse détaillée n’est effectuées pour ces zones ; la profondeur ou l’élévation du niveau de base de l’eau (BFE) n’est pas indiquée dans ces zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zòn A
Zòn ki gen 1% risk inondasyon anyèl ak yon 26% pwobabilite pou inondasyon pandan dire yon ipotèk 30 ane. Paske analiz detaye yo pa fèt pou zòn sa yo; pa gen okenn pwofondè oswa elevasyon baz inondasyon ki endike nan zòn sa yo.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone A99
Areas with a 1% annual chance of flooding that will be protected by a Federal flood control system where construction has reached specified legal requirements. No depths or base flood elevations are shown within these zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zona A99
Áreas con una probabilidad anual de inundación del 1 por ciento que estarán protegidas por un sistema federal de control de inundaciones donde la construcción ha alcanzado los requisitos legales especificados. En estas zonas no se muestran profundidades ni elevaciones de la inundación base.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone A99
Zones avec 1 % de risque annuel d’inondation qui seront protégées par un système fédéral de contrôle des inondations selon lequel la construction respecte les exigences légales spécifiées. La profondeur ou l’élévation du niveau de base de l’eau n’est indiquée dans ces zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zòn A99
Zòn ki gen 1% risk inondasyon anyèl ki pral pwoteje pa yon sistèm kontwòl inondasyon federal kote konstriksyon te rive nan egzijans legal espesifye. Yo pa enkike okenn pwofondè oswa elevasyon baz inondasyon nan zòn sa yo.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone AE
The base floodplain where base flood elevations are provided. AE Zones are now used on new format FIRMs instead of A1‐A30 Zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zona AE
El valle de inundación base en el cual se proporcionan las elevaciones de inundación base. Las Zonas AE se utilizan ahora en los Mapas de Tasas del Seguro de Inundación (FIRM, por sus siglas en inglés) de nuevo formato en sustitución de las Zonas A1-A30.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone AE
La plaine inondable de base où les élévations du niveau de base de l’eau sont fournies. Les zones AE sont désormais utilisées sur les nouveaux formats FIRM au lieu des zones A1 ‐ A30.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zòn AE
Plan inondasyon debaz kote yo bay elevasyon debaz inondasyon yo. Kounye a yo itilize Zòn AE sou nouvo fòma FIRM yo olye de Zòn A1-A30.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone AH
Areas with a 1% annual chance of shallow flooding, usually in the form of a pond, with an average depth ranging from 1 to 3 feet. These areas have a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30‐year mortgage. Base flood elevations derived from detailed analyses are shown at selected intervals within these zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zona AH
Áreas con una probabilidad anual del 1 por ciento de inundación superficial, normalmente en forma de estanque, con una profundidad media que oscila entre 1 y 3 pies. Estas áreas tienen una probabilidad de inundación del 26 por ciento a lo largo de la vida de una hipoteca de 30 años. Las elevaciones de la inundación base que se derivan de análisis detallados se muestran en intervalos seleccionados dentro de estas zonas.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone AH
Zones avec 1 % de risque annuel d’inondation peu profonde, généralement sous la forme d’un étang, avec une profondeur moyenne de 1 à 3 pieds. Ces zones présentent 26 % de chances d’être inondées pendant la durée de vie d’un emprunt immobilier de 30 ans. Les élévations du niveau de base de l’eau dérivées d’analyses détaillées sont indiquées à des intervalles sélectionnés dans ces zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zòn AH
Zòn ki gen 1% risk anyèl pou inondasyon pa grav, anjeneral sou fòm yon letan, ak yon pwofondè mwayèn ki sòti nan 1 a 3 pye. Zòn sa yo gen 26% pwobalilite pou yo gen inondasyon pandan dire yon ipotèk 30 ane. Elevasyon debaz inondasyon ki sòti nan analiz detaye ki endike nan entèval ki seleksyone nan zòn sa yo.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone AO
River or stream flood hazard areas, and areas with a 1% or greater chance of shallow flooding each year, usually in the form of sheet flow, with an average depth ranging from 1 to 3 feet. These areas have a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30‐year mortgage. Average flood depths derived from detailed analyses are shown within these zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zona AO
Las áreas de riesgo de inundación por un río o un arroyo, y áreas con una probabilidad del 1 por ciento o más de inundación superficial cada año, normalmente en forma de flujo laminar, con una profundidad media que oscila entre 1 y 3 pies. Estas áreas tienen una probabilidad de inundación del 26 por ciento a lo largo de la vida de una hipoteca de 30 años. Las profundidades medias de inundación derivadas de análisis detallados se muestran dentro de estas zonas.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
    Zone AO
Zones à risque d’inondation de rivières ou de cours d’eau, et zones avec 1 % ou plus de risque d’inondations peu profondes chaque année, généralement sous forme d’écoulement en nappe, avec une profondeur moyenne de 1 à 3 pieds. Ces zones présentent 26 % de chances d’être inondées pendant la durée de vie d’un emprunt immobilier de 30 ans. Les profondeurs moyennes d’inondation dérivées d’analyses détaillées sont indiquées dans ces zones.
Glossary Section: NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Zone Designations
  
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