The Florida Division of Emergency Management held a press conference on Saturday, urging Floridians to make their final ...

When most people think of hurricanes, the mind jumps to wind speeds, storm surge, or the category of the storm. But for many ...

First Coast News is issuing a Weather Impact Alert for later Friday afternoon and evening for rain and thunderstorm potential with an approaching front.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the shelter’s current location on State Road 16 West in Green Cove Springs is right in the middle of a flood risk zone. The new shelter location in ...

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 Flood Insurance ... this storm also struck the Florida coast but went on to drop tremendous rainfall in states far inland. Many of the maps are also decades old. FEMA has tried to update ...

Extreme weather linked to climate change will likely lead to more Americans losing their homes as foreclosure rates rise, researchers predict.

Fischetti had unwittingly waded into one of the murkiest secrets in the Florida real estate market: The rules and laws surrounding disclosure of previous flooding — a growing risk driven by rising ...

With the surge of reductions hitting this federal agency and that, national flood insurance policyholders ... that was expected to come through FEMA. Florida was on tap to receive the most of ...

“In South Florida, we still write (national flood insurance) when they’re the best fit,” said Brian Murphy, co-owner of Brightway Insurance-The Murphy Agency in Palm Beach Gardens. “But with the ...

For decades, Florida ... they’re in a flood zone and need mandatory federal insurance. Those policies, and how much you pay for them, are based on FEMA’s well-known flood maps.