Heavy rain events are becoming more common across the country and flooding is not only the deadliest weather phenomenon, it also causes billions of dollars in damage every year. Flooding can cause ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can ...

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’ - Federal ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised the floodplain risk maps that decide whether property owners have to buy flood insurance, and a city-led study may lead to further map ...

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if ...

Even a small amount of water inside a home can cause costly damage. Here’s how to assess your flood risk and what to do if ...

The city of Mitchell has hired an engineering service to challenge the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) floodplain map along Firesteel Creek. The Mitchell City Council in June approved an ...

President Donald Trump said plans are in place for a FEMA phase out by end of the 2025 hurricane season.

President Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season, according to a Reuters report. Trump stated that states will receive less federal aid for natural disasters, with ...

Richmond recently adopted the city’s final flood maps that will take effect in July, as weather patterns change and flood risk increases throughout the region.

With flash flood warnings spiking and concerns over severe weather increasing across Central Virginia, the City of Richmond is taking action to finalize updated FEMA flood maps that will go into ef… ...