Some information about flood insurance that you may find useful.
FEMA video – A simple explanation about Flood Risk 2.0
Flood Level Change
As we approach “flood season,” we want to give you a heads up that the minimum flood level for the gauge on the Huron River at Hamburg Road has been changed from 6.5 feet to 7.0 feet. This change was made by NOAA based on a recommendation from Hamburg Township. Join us for a discussion about the change and implications during a Zoom meeting at 7:00pm on Thursday, March 31st.
You can see the new flood gauge status here.
The meeting event is on our Facebook page
As always, contact us if you have any questions.
Potential FEMA grant for property buy out
We have been informed that Hamburg Township is applying for another FEMA grant to get money to buy out residents who struggle with flooding. The money from this grant would be used to buy your property, demolish all structures on the property, and then be kept as a green space forever. If you are interested in participating, reach out to the Township by March 16th.
Innovation Academy – Underwater Drone
Our partners from Innovation Academy have created a video about their efforts in creating an underwater drone.
Weather Update
We are projected to get between .5 and .75″ of rain Wednesday (2/16) and rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet on Thursday that could be upwards of 3 inches of snow/sleet accumulation. This could lead to localized flooding due to the frozen ground and lakes. Move things to higher ground, drive slow, and be safe everyone! If you have flooding and need help, please reach out. National Weather Service link.
February 10, 2022 Meeting Video and Slides
Video and Slides from our February 10th organization meeting are available here
Article in The Guardian on area flooding
We are in the news again, urging FEMA to modify the NFIP to make it more supportive of residents as flooding increases nationwide. See this article in The Guardian for more on flooding issues.
Drone photos/video
Students from Innovation Academy visited the Ore Lake area recently as part of our partnership with them. On their latest visit they took some photos and video with their drone as they begin to work on mapping out the water sources in the area. They were kind enough to share them here.
Updated: Additional drone videos added. All videos are available on our YouTube channel.
Please respond to FEMA’s Request for Information about NFIP
We have a chance to share our flood stories and make our voice heard about FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through this Request for Information. Please take the time to respond. If we can amass more comments about changing the policies to support individuals compared with the large companies that will submit comments supporting their interests instead of ours, then FEMA is much more likely to make changes that support individuals. They count the number of comments that support each perspective so submitting a comment matters.
If you want a draft email to edit and submit, send a message on our contact page, or send us a direct message on Facebook. Also, adding flood photos as PDF files is highly encouraged!