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Whether you're a Florida native or a new resident, here's what to know for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.
Much of Mark Fulkerson’s work starts after a catastrophic storm has passed and its rain has ceased. As a chief engineer for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, he spends the weeks ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under ...
Florida's home insurance market is stabilizing after a crisis, but obtaining coverage, especially during hurricane ... zone am I in?' Despite how your property is designated on the FEMA flood zone ...
Florida is one of the states facing a heightened risk of direct impacts from hurricanes this year, and one side of the state is more at risk than the other. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from ...
high risk flood zones and floodplain areas are based on a 100-year modeled event. Hurricane Milton greatly exceeded that level and equated to a 200-500 year event, which means that additional ...
While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida ... risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec ...
PANAMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. The new flood zone map pushes ... of GCSC and Florida State ...
Major flooding is continuing to increase in Hillsborough County in Hurricane Milton's wake, officials said today. The National Weather Service issued flood ... home in Port Charlotte, Florida ...
LAUREN PEACE | Times ] Maps ... zone” is misleading, said Trevor Burgess, president and CEO of Neptune Flood, an insurer based in St. Petersburg. “Everyone in Florida is at risk from hurricane ...
Venice, Florida ... of Hurricane Milton as the city braces for a possible direct hit. River and tide gauges across the state that are near or at the flood stage will be shown on the map.
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall just after midnight Thursday just south of Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf ... from Tampa Bay south to Port Charlotte. Forecasters warned residents ...