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

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

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Sevier County and state leaders are working to update the county's flood map, aiming to reduce flood risk following recent heavy rains and flooding in the area.

Flood insurance mandates loom for Harris County residents who fall in updated FEMA flood zones, though official maps have been delayed for another year.

Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Panola County. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest ...

Polk County officials announced on Saturday that there were no mandatory evacuations in the county. A shelter set up at the “Meeting Place” senior center was set close on Sunday morning. Holbert Cove ...

Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina, as mandatory evacuations are in effect.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Some residents are concerned after getting hit with an unexpected bill from FEMA. FEMA’s revised flood zone maps now have them in a flood zone, when they weren’t ...

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

The county’s Planning, Zoning and Building Department (PZB) has created an informational page for the public on its website, New FEMA Flood Maps, which includes a countywide property search tool for ...