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 ...

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

Three Long Island roadways will undergo renovations over the next two years to address flooding as heavy rainfall events ...

Flash flood warnings have been declared for parts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland amid forecasts for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain Thursday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The tropical-like downpours triggered flash flooding, stranding some motorists and forcing them to abandon their ride.

The initial videos and photos from the Bayside on Thursday were daunting.Members of the FDNY and Metropolitan Transportation ...

Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.

Widespread storms moving through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday brought periods of intense rain and flash ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting counterpart in New Jersey said they were declaring states of emergency for ...