While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if ...

Multiple lawmakers on the Indiana Drainage Task Force expressed concerns on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, about the accuracy of the state’s floodplain maps and said they now support a more robust ...

Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA flood maps that were 12 to 15 years old, according to Anna Weber, a senior policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall.

FEMA updates flood maps about every five years.. The report floodplain zones are areas with a 1% chance of flooding each year or a 26% chance of flooding during a 30-year mortgage life span.

Being in a floodplain can lower a home’s value, but the impact varies. In Harris County, homes in the 100-year floodplain sold for around 2.3%, or $7,300 less than similar homes outside the ...

If maps are updated, as in Wells County, banks are required by federal law to notify property owners that they are now in a floodplain zone and are required to have floodplain insurance, Teare added.