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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) A Washington Post analysis shows how Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in areas devastated by Hurricane ...

Heavy rains are causing life-threatening flash flooding in areas including Bradenton, Palmetto, Anna Maria Island, Ellenton and Lakewood Ranch, the NWS said. Areas that can flood include small ...

The maps help determine flood risks and flood insurance requirements and rates. FEMA is urging residents to look at the maps, identify problems, ask questions, and participate in the 90-day appeal ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — FEMA is asking El Paso County residents and business owners to review flood risk information and Flood Insurance Rate Maps, and appeal any information they believe ...

VENICE, FLA. — Sarasota residents Gloria Brady and George Castell are just two of about 100 people came attended the first of four meetings about FEMA’s new flood zone maps. “There’s a lot ...

A potent storm hitting the eastern United States has caused a gale-force wind and coastal flood warning for the Tampa Bay area, including Manatee County, according to the National Weather Service. The ...