The deadly flash flooding in Texas on July 4, 2025, and destructive flash floods a week later in states including New Mexico , Vermont and Iowa are ...

Other states including New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont and Iowa also saw flash flood damage in July. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood maps are intended to be the nation's primary ...

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.

Maps from First Street, a climate risk modeling company in New York City, show at least 17 structures in the path of flood waters, compared to FEMA's current maps at the camp.

Flash flooding in cities throughout the U.S. might just be the new normal but most of this country is still not ready for it, ...

Iowa has a patchwork of outdoor emergency siren systems that are typically not used for flash flood warnings, local and state officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The recent floods that killed over ...

A 49-year-old man remains missing after he fell from a boat ramp into the Des Moines River on the morning of Sunday, July 27.

Without any through traffic on the bridge — which is almost 100 years old and is currently impassable — neighbors said emergency vehicles will have no choice but to enter their neighborhood through ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything.

There are areas of the country that flood, some regularly, that don’t show up on the maps as at risk.

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