Esco Bell walked the length of Mount Vernon’s 1.7-mile floodwall just after midnight on Friday, watching the water creep up to the brim of the only barrier separating the surging Skagit River from the ...

Federal flood maps for New Hampshire — which determine, among other things, cost and availability of flood insurance — are being upgraded. That makes sense because scientific models of possible ...

Many of the maps that dictate the riskiest flood zones in Western N.C. and elsewhere haven’t been updated in years. Local governments often fight the changes. The people of Key West, Florida, are ...

FEMA takes look at possible changes to flood maps. What does that mean for flood insurance? People in Central Texas are still working to rebuild after that horrible flooding on July Fourth, and now ...

New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect Friday in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first time. The new FEMA flood ...

A bipartisan bill introduced in the US House of Representatives aims to change how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages flood maps and data for the National Flood Insurance Program ...

Logan City Council’s updated flood risk mapping has triggered an insurance crisis affecting 20,000 residents, with some facing premium increases that could render their homes uninsurable. Corrie ...

A truck barrels through flooded Old Bridge Drive on Aug. 6, 2024, at The Farm in Bluffton, S.C. after Tropical Storm Debby came through the overnight hours. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com It’s a ...

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) - FEMA has updated its flood map for Washoe County. The new maps identify revised flood hazards along 64 streams throughout Washoe County and will aid in mitigation ...

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 especially in ...

Starting September 1st, Vermont property sellers will no longer have to determine if a property lies within a FEMA flood hazard area. Sellers will now be required to provide buyers with a FEMA flood ...