flood zone

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“Elevated high above the flood zone and offering 1,250 feet of direct water frontage the property unfolds with extraordinary scale and privacy.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

A flood zone is an area that has a potential for flooding during heavy rains or a weather disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In some states, landlords must notify tenants before they rent in a flood zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Many of the more than 21,000 people who were evacuated from the flood zone began to return home as water receded in the central coastal city of Hue on Wednesday morning.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

At the same time arrangements also were made for policing the flood zone and preventing looting.

From The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado by Marshall, Logan