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Have an emergency and disaster response plan
in place to keep your family safe.
Learn more at readv.gov/natural-disasters or by calling
Johnson County Emergency Management at 319-356-6762.
Sign up today!
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Weather alerts: Alert Iowa is a free alert system
that relays emergency weather alerts to registered users via
voicemail, text, or email. Sign up for alerts by scanning the QR
code above, downloading the Smart911 mobile app, or texting
"JohnsonlA" to 67283. Weather radios are also a great tool to
alert people to approaching weather.
Sirens: Emergency warning sirens will sound in Iowa City and
Johnson County when there is a strong threat of tornados or
severe thunderstorms with winds exceeding 70 miles per hour,
or golf ball sized hail. When sirens sound, seek shelter indoors
and tune in to local media for more information. Sirens are
tested at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, in two
one -minute cycles.
Insure your property for your flood hazard
Flood hazard areas exist along the Iowa River and its tributaries
- Clear Creek, Ralston Creek, Snyder Creek, and Willow Creek.
Properties in these areas are at a higher risk of flooding and
should be insured.
Homeowners insurance is unlikely to cover flood damage.
Flood insurance for a building, its contents, or both, is available
to anyone in Iowa City and is mandatory for some structures.
Premiums in Iowa City are automatically discounted 20% for
structures in the 1 % hazard area due to the City's participation
in the Community Rating System.
To find out if your home, apartment, or
business is in a hazard area, search
the GIS Property Info Viewer at _
gis.iohnsoncountviowa.sov/PIV T ;,
or call Development Services
at 319-356-5132.
To purchase flood insurance, visit FEMA.gov/NFIP or
contact your insurance agent. Renters can get flood insurance
to cover their belongings. Don't delay —there is typically a
30-day waiting period.
A 1%flood hazard area island with a 1% chance of being flooded in any given year.
Over a 30-year mortgage there's a 26% chance that the land will be flooded at least once. ®Learn more at icgov.org/Flood