Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

The deadly Texas floods have raised questions about U.S. flood maps and their ability to ensure communities can prepare for ...

New research funded by the UNC Collaboratory revealed that 90,000 buildings have experienced flooding over 24 years, some ...

FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center offers a free and easy way to check if your home or future home is in a flood zone — and what ...

The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide ...

The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.

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 funding will help the county improve flood preparedness and safeguard residents.