Flood Protection and Awareness

Second only to severe storms flooding is the most common natural disaster the City experiences.

A significant portion of the City is located in the 100-year floodplain. Please see the Quick Links and the FAQs on this page to determine if your property is in a floodplain. 

Prepare yourself and your family now to make sure you are ready the next time a flood occurs. 

FLOOD WARNINGS AND ALERTS

• Click HERE to be directed to the National Weather Service for current flood watches, warnings and statements
• Click HERE for current river levels (including flood reporting gages)
• Know Your Alerts and Warnings:  English and Spanish

BEING PREPARED FOR A FLOOD

The hyperlinks that follow contain information on how to be prepared for a flood:

• Flood Information:  English and Spanish
• Are You Ready Guide
• Prepare for Emergencies Now
• Preparing Makes Sense
• Emergency Supply List:  English and Spanish
• 12 Ways to Prepare:  English and Spanish
• Create Your Family Emergency Communication Plan:  English and Spanish
• FEMA Help After a Disaster:  English and Spanish

FLOOD INSURANCE INFORMATION

The hyperlinks that follow contain information on flood insurance:

• Is Your Property in a Floodplain - Do you Need Flood Insurance
• Documenting and Insuring Your Property:  English and Spanish
• Click HERE for the letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for Mount Vernon's Downtown
• Click HERE to be directed to the National Flood Insurance Protection (NFIP) website

OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS & ASSOCIATED INFORMATION

Volume 1:  Planning Area Wide Elements

Volume 2:  Planning Partner Annexes

Floodwall Operation & Maintenance Manual
 

ELEVATION CERTIFICATES

The following hyperlink will take you to a page on the City's website where you can enter a parcel number or address and view a copy of an elevation certificate if the City has one on file: Elevation Certificates

PICTURES OF CITY FLOOD EVENTS

Click HERE to be directed to a gallery of flood events in the City over time.