FEMA updates Broward County flood map 04:56. FORT LAUDERDALE - On April 13, 2023, a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event occurred in South Florida, bringing historic rainfall to the region.Fort ...

For hundreds of thousands of people who live in South Florida, flood insurance is a fact of life – whether they have ever been flooded or not. It's probably required if you live in a flood zone ...

Back in February, FEMA issued a letter notifying unincorporated Broward County and its 31 municipal governments that new flood zone maps had been drawn up and finalized. Now those new flood zones will ...

As South Florida prepares to deal with the arrival of Hurricane Irma, fewer homeowners are financially prepared to deal with flooding should it occur. Latest U.S.

In Broward County, 88,913 parcels that were previously in low-risk flood zones on flood hazard maps updated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program will be ...

Friedlander added, “All South Florida homeowners should consider flood insurance because it floods regularly in South Florida.” Broward County has released an interactive flood zone map ...

Florida residents are encouraged during hurricane season to know if they live an evacuation zone, which often includes low-lying, flood-prone areas, mobile homes or unsafe structures.

An NPR investigation found that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sells a disproportionately high number of properties in flood zones, including more than 230 in South Florida.

Robert Norberg of Arden Insurance explains why all residents in Florida need to have flood insurance. If you are in a low risk zone, Norberg said you can likely get a policy for $600 a year.

Florida’s overall flood insurance rate for hazard-zone homes is just 41 percent. Fannie Mae ostensibly requires mortgage lenders to make sure property owners buy this insurance to qualify for ...