FEMA Flood Maps Often Miss Flash Flood Risks, Leaving Homeowners Unprepared July 14, 2025 By Jeremy Porter Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s...
FEMA Invites Public to Comment on Johnson County, Texas Flood Maps April 22, 2022 Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review in Johnson County, Texas, FEMA announced...
Urban Flooding Is On The Rise, So What Can Be Done? August 6, 2020 By Lisa Miller As hurricane season heats up, a growing number of properties located outside of FEMA-designated high-risk flood zones are already flooding....
Consumer Group Warns on Trump Budget Cut of Flood Map Funds March 21, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn A proposal by the Trump administration to cut $190 million in funding for updating U.S. maps of flood-prone areas would...
FEMA Adds 4,400 Properties to High-Risk Zones in Tennessee’s Davidson County November 16, 2016 Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into...
North Carolina County Removing Thousands of Homes from Flood Zones July 29, 2016 New maps for Dare County, North Carolina, are removing thousands of homes and lots from flood zones, creating a need...
Penn. Issues Consumer Alert for Homeowners on Appealing Flood Maps April 6, 2016 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issued a consumer alert this week telling homeowners about a process by which they can...
FEMA Designates Additional 18K South Carolina Properties in Flood Zone February 28, 2016 Thousands of property owners in Horry County are being told they will be required to buy flood insurance. Local media...
North Carolina Town to Challenge Federal Flood Maps September 14, 2015 Officials in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., plan to challenge new federal flood plain maps in a move that could save some...
New FEMA Maps for Central Texas Expand Flood Plains August 24, 2015 Hundreds of Central Texas residents could be forced to buy flood insurance or face stricter building regulations for new structures...