FEMA Flood Risk maps accurate? (Montauk: house, neighborhood, areas)

[Nightowls]

For those who have been on the Island during Sandy - and previous hurricanes - how accurate do you find FEMA's Flood Risk maps to be? If an area says 'Minimal chance' and isn't that far from a lower elevation, would it still be minimal during a higher category hurricane?

fyi, I've been looking at their map via this website:
http://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/web...76834308560091

[Kbinspections]

Honestly, only God knows.

They were all rewritten after Sandy and will be rewritten when the next worst storm occurs.

With all that said, Sandy was a rare occurrence (hopefully).

If the house did not flood during Sandy, your risk is minimal.

[S.I.B.]

are you concerned about a specific area? If so, where is it? You're more likely to get good feedback on the accuracy of the map for a given neighborhood as opposed to a broad question about fema maps in general.

[Nightowls]

the moriches - mastic/shirley - bay shore - patchogue areas

[Kbinspections]

Try to stay North of Montauk Hwy

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by Nightowls

For those who have been on the Island during Sandy - and previous hurricanes - how accurate do you find FEMA's Flood Risk maps to be? If an area says 'Minimal chance' and isn't that far from a lower elevation, would it still be minimal during a higher category hurricane?

fyi, I've been looking at their map via this website:
http://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/web...76834308560091

It matters not one bit if they say the risk of flooding is minimal. You do not want to be the owner if that one time happens.