A Washington Post analysis shows how Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in areas devastated by Hurricane Helene. The federal government’s ...

Outdated FEMA flood maps labeled thousands of North Carolina homes as “low risk,” leaving residents blindsided when Hurricane Helene flooded their communities. One survivor’s story reveals ...

Floodwaters from Helene apparently knocked over a historical ... FEMA is looking at adding a forward-looking component to flood maps. For now, they are based entirely on the past, not what ...

Helene, a Category 4 hurricane ... Experts say the problem is twofold. First, FEMA's flood maps, which determine whether a homeowner is required to purchase flood insurance, are outdated in ...

Hurricane Helene's rain brought a flood of mud and ... of high-risk zones designated by the federal government's flood maps. Photograph by Mike Belleme, The New York Times/Redux When Hurricane ...

But experts say the flood maps used by the national program are ... That means events like the surge of Helene flooding that struck inland areas last week are almost entirely ignored — leaving ...

Helene is highlighting the major gaps in ... The zones are determined by FEMA flood maps, which are widely considered outdated and inaccurate, failing to depict current flood risk.

It was packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. A map from the National Hurricane Center showed Helene heading north through Georgia early Friday, with its impacts being felt across South ...

Despite being nearly wiped off the map by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, tiny Chimney Rock Village in North Carolina had ...

Hurricane Helene devastated the Appalachians late last ... Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA ...