Monster hurricanes have assaulted southern states within the United ... FEMA is responsible for mapping our countryâ s flood risk.â So, what happens when those Flood Insurance Rate Maps ...

This year, extreme precipitation deluged communities across the United States — a hallmark ... location on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps. These high-risk zones, which ...

For years, experts have criticized the maps created by the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), officially known as the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), as woefully ...

Flooding could remain a concern for several states currently dealing with the excessive rainfall. According to the NWS Climate Prediction Center's six- to 10-day precipitation outlook, Kansas, Texas, ...

Nearly 350,000 properties in the state face flood hazards but are not recognized as high risks in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps ... to hit the United States.

(WSMV) - Many people experienced firsthand this spring that your home can flood even if you’re not in a designated flood zone ...

Experts said E&E News’ analysis points to longstanding problems with flood insurance in the United States and with the ... property values in Florida. FEMA flood maps in Kentucky are much ...

On March 3, FEMA released a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Genesee County ... Flooding is the number one natural disaster in the United States. Community members should know ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. People living in our area are now under ...

In 2015 shortly after FEMA announced they would be updating flood maps, the city convened a working group -- consisting of of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), engineering faculty from ...

which began in 2015 when FEMA announced it would be updating area flood maps. The city responded by convening a working group including the United States Geological Survey, (USGS) which performed ...