Some longtime residents question the accuracy of FEMA's flood risk designations as city prepares to approve updated map showing expanded hazard areas RICHMOND, Va. — If you own a home or business in ...

When flash floods tore through Kerr County on July 4, Phillip Roberson’s home on the banks of the Guadalupe River filled with nine feet of water. Part of the 3.5-acre property had once been designated ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County officials are preparing for the most significant floodplain changes in nearly 50 years, as updated maps are set to be published in early August. At Tuesday's meeting, ...

NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) - Many of the homes destroyed by the historic flooding in Connecticut on August 18th were not in a flood zone. Turns out, the flood maps for much of that area were last published ...

Flood maps in use when Hurricane Matthew hit in 2016 missed many of the homes still seeking to rebuild, North Carolina officials have determined. In the aftermath of the storm, the owners of 2,615 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond residents can learn more about Richmond's expanded flood map at an event on Thursday evening. The newly adopted map shows homes and businesses in potential flood hazard areas ...

(The Conversation) – Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that ...

KERR COUNTY, Texas -- Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a ...

Federal regulators repeatedly removed dozens of Camp Mystic’s cabins from their 100-year flood maps — clearing the way for the camp to expand into the dangerous floodplain years before the Guadalupe ...

Flooding isn’t just a risk for those living near hurricane-prone coastlines or riverbanks—floodwaters can rise almost anywhere, including areas where homeowners least expect it. Even a single ...

Property owners and lessees have 90 days from Thursday to appeal aspects of the new Flood Insurance Rate Map developed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. If the process goes smoothly, the maps ...