As a result of these maps, some buildings in Richmond may, for the first time, be included in a high-risk flood zone, known ...

Richmond recently adopted the city’s final flood maps that will take effect in July, as weather patterns change and flood ...

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 and Borough of Juneau released updated flood inundation maps on Thursday that show barriers being installed along the Mendenhall River should protect neighborhoods even at an 18-foot ...

The city of Pullman is inviting community feedback on proposed flood hazard maps for Whitman County. The city announced in a ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly delayed releasing Harris County’s updated flood maps, leaving much of the existing floodplain information outdated. Real estate listings do ...

but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under assessment for potential updates. Mendez Arnett says she had to evacuate her Zone X-marked home months ago during Hurricane ...

The Waco City Council on Tuesday reviewed a newly redrawn federal flood risk map for Waco that was born from years of hydrologic studies of local waterways. The results, which have been accepted ...

The latest advice to engineers and policy makers warns storms will increase in intensity and frequency depending on how ...

As cars zoom down Perrin Beitel over the bridge that straddles Beitel Creek, the view from the sidewalk looking out over what is often a fairly dry creek bed is heart wrenching. Even as the water has ...

"Certainly, the potential is there," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines. "There is no doubt about that for some ...

The site also provides links to flood maps. However, Howley cautions that federal flood maps may not accurately reflect an individual home's flood risk. Therefore, she recommends taking additional ...