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West Virginia Flood Tool

The West Virginia Flood Tool is designed to provide floodplain managers, insurance agents, developers, real estate agents, local planners and citizens with an effective means by which to make informed decisions about the degree of flood risk for a specific area or property.
Data displayed on the WV Flood Tool are directly sourced from FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers. Remember: if in doubt, it's not out!

Inputs

User-specified location within the state of West Virginia (address, city, county, coordinates

Outputs

Customized maps and tools to help citizens, government officials, and others make informed decisions about the degree of flood risk for a specific location.

Format:

Web

Audience:

Researcher, Extension, Producer, Land Manager, Other

Time Investment:

Low

Spatial Scale:

County

Time Scale:

User-defined

Tool Developers:

West Virginia State NFIP Coordination Office, West Virginia GIS Technical Center