When the research organization First Street developed its own national flood ... final map looks nothing like what FEMA originally proposed,” with a much smaller area tagged a hazard, he says.

With flash flood warnings spiking and concerns over severe weather increasing across Central Virginia, the City of Richmond ...

On flood maps a shaded X zone means there's between a 0.2 and 1 percent chance of flooding annually, while an unshaded X zone is an "area of minimal flood hazard ... to msc.fema.gov. National ...

Flood maps include a number of zone markings that show your region's flood risk and structures such as bridges, dams and levees. Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) are shaded blue on the FEMA map and ...

The average cost of a National Flood Insurance ... house is in a high-risk flood zone. These "special flood hazard areas" are re-evaluated over time, so it's best to check the Federal Emergency ...

In 1938, Clover and Jotter conducted a harrowing 43-day trip down the Colorado River in an effort to map the Grand Canyon ... that could (and would) easily flood and tip. Clover and Jotter ...

Photo, left, courtesy of Hawaii Dept. of Transportation: Maui wildfires are among the disasters for which recovery funds have been withheld by FEMA ... National Weather Service predicts. A ...

A long-awaited update to FEMA's flood maps for Harris County has been delayed again, eight years after Hurricane Harvey revealed how the current renderings drastically underestimate homeowners ...

The National ... FEMA grant program known as Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, which was designed to help state and local governments reduce their risk of environmental ...

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 ...

A flood advisory is in effect for Hawaii County until 6 p.m. today due to flooding caused by excessive rainfall. Forecasters warn of minor flooding on roads, and drainage areas and in streams.