Matt Ryan has been traded to the Indianapolis Colts for draft picks. As a lifelong Falcons fan, this hurts, but all good things must come to an end. What goes down must come up.
For Ryan, this means that he will be settling on his new home with the Colts in Indianapolis. This can really get intriguing when you ask if Matt Ryans's flood risk will be increasing with his new location.
While living in the Atlanta area, Matt Ryan took up residence in the TPC Sugarloaf area. Everyone knows Matt Ryan is a big golf fan.
Do know who else is a big golf fan? Flood mitigation specialists.
You see golf courses serve as a flood protection area in many parts of Atlanta as well as Indianapolis where Matt Ryan will be continuing his professional football career.
Atlanta has a history of flooding we can go back to the year 2009 which was just about a year after Matt Ryan made his debut as the Falcon's starting quarterback. Areas like Roswell, Alpharetta, powder springs, and other areas along the Chattahoochee river like Six flags suffered major damage.
In fact, many areas still have not recovered today and many properties were bought back as a part of the FEMA buyback program.
So what about Matt Ryan's new city what does the flood exposure look like there?
You only have to go back to the year 2005 to see the area's worst flood in 90 years along the White River. This was when we saw how warm temperatures can cause flooding as snowmelt becomes runoff and was only worsened by storms.
This might be one of the factors why a total of 54% of the properties in Indiana will get some form of an increase in rates with FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in Risk Rating 2.0. It's important to remember that everything is based on overall flood risks when it comes to these types of changes.
Once flood exposure that Indianapolis has that Atlanta does not generally have is the flood threat of snowmelt.
This is exactly what also caused major floods in the Indiana area in 1991.
Both these areas can see major flooding from major rivers like the White River and the Chattahoochee River. However, let's not forget both these areas have a high risk of flash flooding. Just a few months ago North Georgia had this issue after receiving more than 6 inches of rain in a four-hour period.
So while some of the risks are the same and some are different, what is consistent in both of these areas is in flood zones just like everyone one of us. Remember it does not take a dam breaking or a river coming over its banks to cause a major flood. A major flood also doesn't ask what flood zone you are in before entering your property.
So if you want to learn more about protecting your Atlanta or Indianapolis property from flooding then click below.
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