FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents ...

At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now ...

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

Did you know that most homeowners’ insurance policies leave a wide opening for supplemental policies covering damage from ...

JUPITER — Higher-risk flood zones are moving west, and more Palm Beach County homeowners will be required to purchase flood insurance in 2025 and beyond because of it. The Federal Emergency ...

In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps. ... 16,269 parcels of land are at a greater risk for flooding.

FEMA provides an example in its 2023 guidebook:: A full-risk premium for a new policy on a primary residence could cost $3,364. In a Class 5 community like Houston, this would mean a discount of $680.