Is Port St Lucie a flood zone?
Is Port St Lucie a flood zone?
The City of Port St. Lucie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System as a Class 8, which means all properties in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) receive a 10% discount on their flood insurance premium, and all other properties receive a discount between 5% and 10%.
Can you shop around for flood insurance?
Can you shop around for flood insurance? There’s no need to shop around for policies backed by the National Flood Insurance Program. All FEMA-approved insurance providers use the same rating factors to calculate their premiums, so you won’t find a better deal from one carrier over another.
Has a hurricane ever hit Port St Lucie?
Port St. Lucie was hit directly by Hurricane Frances (as a Category 2 hurricane) on September 4, 2004, and by Hurricane Jeanne (as a Category 3 hurricane) on September 26, 2004. On October 24, 2005 Port St. Lucie was hit directly by Hurricane Wilma (as a Category 3 hurricane).
Is Port St Lucie safe from hurricanes?
A new study by researchers at Florida State University titled “”Risk of Strong Hurricane Winds to Florida Cities”” ranked Port St. Lucie behind only Miami as the most hurricane-vulnerable area in the state. Aug 6, 2010
Does St. Lucie River flood?
Lucie have the potential for flooding, such as the Atlantic Ocean bordering to our east, the St. Lucie River and the many canals emptying into it, and the one you can’t see… flooding from the sky. This means that virtually anywhere in St.