Many camps in the Guadalupe river region are adjacent or are partially inside high-risk flood zones, according to maps from ...

President Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season, according to a Reuters report. Trump ...

The most common reference for flood risk are the flood insurance rate maps, also known as 100-year floodplain maps, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, produces.

The map shows each community’s risk of flooding, including specific flood zones and their boundaries. Go to this website, FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) Viewer then type your ...

FEMA’s maps weren’t created to warn. FIRM’s shortfalls date to their creation in the 1960s, prompted by new laws passed to better protect and insure properties from flood.

A Washington Post analysis shows how Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in areas devastated by Hurricane Helene. Updated October 13, 2024 8 min ...

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Members of FEMA and the Suwannee River Water Management District are seeking feedback on proposed ...

QUINCY ‒ Revisions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood maps will save hundreds of Quincy property owners money for insurance costs, according to city officials. The new map will ...

The new FEMA maps are part of a national effort to update and improve flood plain mapping, said Ceil Strauss, state flood plain coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources.

Experts say Federal Emergency Management Agency maps are often incomplete or outdated and don’t adequately reflect the threat of flooding. FEMA says its maps are simply “snapshots in time of ...