flood zone

Example Sentences

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Homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 were far less likely to default if they were inside the federal flood zone, a Wharton School study found.

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

Even if America’s moral and psychological center has shifted closer to their neighbor Dale Gribble’s paranoia flood zone, Hank and Peggy’s hasn’t.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025

“My home is not even in a flood zone, so I never expected that,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

These were followed by more substantial brick buildings, until it became evident that no house in the flood zone was safe.

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