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A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.

Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...

President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January determined to overturn decades of American policy and build a ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

the City of Richmond is taking action to finalize updated FEMA flood maps that will go into effect in July. According to a release, the city council is expected to approve Richmond’s final Flood ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Many people experienced firsthand this spring that your home can flood even if you’re not in a designated flood zone. Now, some cities in Middle Tennessee are asking ...

The Waco City Council on Tuesday reviewed a newly redrawn federal flood risk map for Waco that was born ... which have been accepted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, greatly expand ...

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 ...

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 changes.

Senator Blackburn is the latest to want Mayor O'Connell investigated, an attack at a storage facility is under investigation, and severe weather could be on the way. “When I was growing up, I ...