El Paso, Texas Flood Zones
El Paso faces flash flooding from intense thunderstorms that send water rushing down desert arroyos from the Franklin Mountains. The Rio Grande also poses flood risk along the international border.
Common Flood Zones in El Paso
Properties in El Paso, TX are commonly designated in these FEMA flood zones:
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FEMA assigns flood zone designations to every property in the United States based on flood risk assessments. In El Paso, the most common designations are Zone AE, Zone AO, Zone X.
Properties in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) - zones starting with A or V - are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally-backed mortgage. Properties in Zone X are outside the SFHA and flood insurance is typically optional but often recommended.
Flood zone designations can change over time through Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letters of Map Revision (LOMR). Use our free lookup tool to check the current flood zone for any El Paso address.