12/17/2025
If you want to know how this affects you, give our office a call at 775-835-8992 to schedule an appointment.
The City wants to let residents know that FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued an update (or Letter Of Map Revision LOMR) to the flood maps for the City of Fernley.
🗺️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱: Certain areas along HWY 95A have been updated from a "Zone A" to "Zone AE", which now has defined flood elevations. The area on the east side has been designated Zone AO, meaning shallow flooding may occur in this area and new floodplain rules may apply.
🔍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮: Residents can view the revised maps at City Hall, on our City website, or by contacting the City Manager’s Office.
📞 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽: : Residents can contact the City at [email protected] with questions or for assistance interpreting the maps.
❓ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: The update affects property owners, insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, helping them understand flood risk and insurance requirements.
𝗙𝗔𝗤'𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗠𝗔 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆:
𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗥?
A FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency-issued revision to flood maps based on improved data.
𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗱?
Updated hydrologic/hydraulic analyses and topography provided improved accuracy.
𝟯.𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱?
HWY 95A Ditch, HWY 95A Ditch Split, and shallow flooding near Desert Shadows Lane.
𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲?
April 13, 2026.
𝟱. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹?
Yes - within 90 days after the second newspaper notice.
𝟲. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
Possibly. Properties newly mapped into Special Flood Hazard Areas may require flood insurance.
𝟳. 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
Yes. New development must comply with updated floodplain regulation.
For more details, FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency’s official notice can be found here: https://www.cityoffernley.org/DocumentCenter/View/30241/25-09-0167P-320038-2025-FEMA-Floodmap
floodmaps.fema.gov/bfes/viewnotice.php?PDFnoticeId=17366