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FEMA said 30% of flood insurance claims occur outside of the Special Flood Hazard Area. FEMA issued a notice about the map changes to Metro Government in June , with a list of impacted properties.

"In our flood maps and our flood insurance rate maps, we do not map future conditions," said Michael Foley, chief of the risk analysis branch of FEMA's Region 2, which includes New Jersey.

If you're looking at the new FEMA flood map for Palm Beach County — good luck. Navigating the map is not proving to be easy for many.