Paramedics from Hardin County have joined Kerr County's flood recovery efforts as the area grapples with extensive damage.

After NOAA adjusted its rain estimates, Harris County and the City of Houston adopted the 500-year floodplain for regulatory purposes and new floodplain maps were commissioned in 2019.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.

The flood zone would upgrade some Bronson residents’ properties from a low flood risk to a high risk. Levy County commissioners said some of these areas are actually well-drained.

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.

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

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in ...

In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county’s flood map to remove 15 of the camp’s buildings from the hazard area.

Experts say Camp Mystic’s requests to amend the FEMA map could have been an attempt to avoid the requirement to carry flood insurance, to lower the camp’s insurance premiums or to pave … ...

Summer showers that bring consistent rainfall in short amounts of time are prone to flood Savannah streets, particularly in low-lying neighborhoods.

FEMA granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic buildings from their 100-year flood map before Kerr County, Texas floods swept away kids and counselors.

Reports show 30 Camp Mystic structures were removed from a 100-year National Flood Insurance map repeatedly, loosening camp oversight.