More than 3,000 flood maps the NFIP relies on are more than 15 years old, according to the report. Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website. Click here to ...

According to FEMA, it typically takes up to 30 days for a policy to go into effect, so keep that in mind as you prepare for ...

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 ...

Those policies, and how much you pay for them, are based on FEMA’s well-known flood maps. Periodically updated — revised ones for Miami-Dade are due this summer — the maps divide counties ...

For decades, Florida home buyers have relied on the honor system — or lawsuits — to ensure the house they bought didn’t have a secret history of floods. That could change this year, if Gov.