Helpful Links for Flood Preparedness

• Finished Countywide Floodplain Maps of Illinois - View the new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps as they are finished by the State Water Survey.
  
  
• The National Flood Insurance Program - All your questions answered about the NFIP.

• FEMA Map Modernization - Learn more about Map Modernization.
  
  
• Levees - FEMA Site - An explanation of how flood risk behind levees will be depicted on the new digital flood maps.
  
  
• Illinois Flood Association - For those interested or involved in floodplain and stormwater management in the State of Illinois.

• Illinois State Water Survey - Atmospheric and Water Resources for the State of Illinois. A cooperative partner for the Floodmap Modernization Program.

• FEMA - The Federal Emergency Management Agency. Information for a wide variety of disasters and related programs.

• FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping & Online Tutorials - Learning tools for the NFIP and Map Modernization process.

• The Emergency Management Institute Community Rating System Resource Center - A program for recognizing and encouraging community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP standards.

• Association of State Floodplain Managers - An organization of professionals involved in floodplain management.

• American Red Cross Disaster Services - Helping those in need all over the world since 1881.

• Institute for Business & Home Safety - A non-profit research organization that studies the effects of disasters to reduce loss.

• Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder - Disaster research and education.

• U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Services - Information on conservation of natural resources provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.

• USGS Real Time Water Data - Current data on stream flow conditions.

• National Weather Services Homepage - Up-to-date information on local weather.

• Letter of Map Amendment & Letter of Map Revision Library - An index of LOMR's and LOMA's received since 1994.

• Surveyor's Guide to the Elevation Certificate - An online learning program for engineers, surveyors and architects to fill out an elevation certificate correctly.

• United States Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources - See what the Corps is doing for water resource issues.