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 ...

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 ...

A long-awaited update to FEMA's flood maps for Harris County has been delayed again, eight years after Hurricane Harvey revealed how the current renderings drastically underestimate homeowners ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall. The proposed law, adopting ...

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As the Ohio River’s water levels trend downward, MSD has started the process of taking flood pump stations out of active service. The 34th Street flood pump station was taken ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. People living in our area are now under ...

With new FEMA flood maps taking effect next month, some will have to start shopping for flood insurance. That's what drove nearly a hundred Palm Beach County residents to the Jupiter Community ...

Tuesday, a groundbreaking was held for the new Charlie Pump Station. It's located south of downtown Dallas near the Trinity River. It will provide flood risk mitigation with the capacity to ...

PANAMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further inland from ...