FEMA has released draft versions of updated flood maps that could soon change flood insurance requirements for homeowners in affected communities. The updated maps, known as Pending Flood Insurance ...

HOUSTON — FEMA has released new draft floodplain maps for Harris County, expanding areas considered at risk for flooding across much of the region. Experts say the updated maps reflect increased ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released draft versions of updated flood maps that could alter flood insurance requirements for homeowners in certain communities. The FEMA Flood Map ...

Some new developments in Brunswick County are using outdated floodplain data, with some information dating back to 2006. A new, unadopted 2023 FEMA report shows more than 10% of buildings in the ...

Congress is staring down a potential lapse of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on Sept. 30 while lawmakers push new legislation to update the way FEMA manages flood maps. The bill, titled ...

WORTH COUNTY, Iowa — Worth County is close to finalizing its updated Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), offering residents new insights into flood risks. This update, led by FEMA Region 7 alongside the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - FEMA is in the process of updating flood maps for Pima County. Initial draft flood maps are already available. They show areas considered flood hazard zones and mark off ...

Flood insurance costs in the state had already been rising rapidly as part of the NFIP’s new risk rating system.14 Adding to the financial pressure, Louisianans pay the second-highest average home ...

Temporary funding for the National Flood Insurance Program runs out January 30 unless Congress votes to extend it. Meanwhile, Project 2025 has called for privatizing all flood insurance to cut ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have released revised preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps and an updated Flood Insurance Study for ...

In spite of rising costs, Floridians aren’t ditching their flood insurance pol- icies, a new study found. But the rest of the nation is dropping flood policies at a rate that could endanger the ...

When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to ...