FEMA is anticipated to open a 90-day public appeal and comment period in the winter where property owners can formally ...

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking impact weather this week across South Florida. A flood watch is in effect for Coastal Palm Beach County until Monday at 11 p.m. Flooding caused by ...

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 ...

Wireless Emergency Alerts are limited to flash flood warnings when there is a "threat tag" of considerable or catastrophic.

After 10 inches of rain overnight, a few Clarksville-Montgomery County subdivisions and homes are underwater, State of Emergency declared by mayors.

Do you live in a flood zone or floodplain Generally a flat area of land adjacent to a river or stream, a floodplain is more prone to flooding during periods of high water like heavy rain.

In about two weeks, more than 16,000 properties in Palm Beach County will be affected by changes FEMA made to flood maps.

FEMA oversees the National Flood Insurance Program. Since Bay County participates in the program, county officials have to adopt the new flood zone maps.

Her home in Parkland Estates, a hundred-year-old neighborhood in South Tampa, wasn’t in a flood zone. But the area has had issues with drainage for decades.

Tampa city leaders could soon sign off on a flood relief project targeting the South Howard Avenue community, which was hit hard during Hurricane Milton.

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PANAMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revised and reissued its Flood Insurance Study for Bay County. A screenshot of Panama City's updated flood zone map as of Oct. 25 ...