The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but especially in ...

Flood maps are different from evacuation zones and show a property's risk for flooding at any time of the year, including as a result of heavy rain. These zones have nothing to do with hurricanes ...

According to FEMA, approximately 5,000 properties have moved to high-risk flood zones and 900 properties have been downgraded ...

The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further inland from the coast compared to the 2009 Flood Insurance Rate Map. A ...

On Friday at 5:29 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated coastal flood advisory valid for Friday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for Brooklyn ... you enter the surf zone, always have ...

JUPITER, Fla. — Many Jupiter residents say they were not living in flood zones a years ago — but things have changed. With ...

There are approximately 172,000 parcels on Oahu. Currently, 15,000 parcels are located within special flood hazard areas.” ...

FEMA has updated its flood maps, and more properties are in zones that require insurance. Property owners can get answers in ...

While federal flood zone maps may give homeowners a false sense of security, experts are now warning that the real danger extends far beyond those outdated designations, according to CNBC.