In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate steps to prepare and mitigate potential losses. But there are areas of the ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...

Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts ...

After a weekend of severe flash flooding across the DMV, including Montgomery County and Silver Spring, the Metropolitan ...

If Steve Dunning’s Okie Dokies Smokehouse in Swannanoa appeared on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps, his ...

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

What FEMA flood maps miss 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.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps are intended to be the nation’s primary tool for identifying flood risks. Originally developed in the 1970s to support the National ...

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

advertisement 07-16-2025 IMPACT Why FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks There are areas of the country that flood, some regularly, that don’t show up on the maps as at risk.