The draft of a proposed new floodplain map for the Silver Creek area would take some property out of the boundaries currently classified as high risk for floods, but add ...

In the area hit hardest by the Hill Country floods, dozens of landowners used a little-known appeal process to shrink the flood zones around their properties.

The final days of July could get off to a hot and stormy start in parts of southwestern Ontario as severe weather could push through Monday afternoon and evening, at a sluggish speed. A severe ...

As coastal Georgia rapidly develops and approaches an abnormally wet hurricane season, its flood zone maps need an upgrade.

A new map highlights what many people living in the D.C. region already experience: There’s more flash flooding in areas where it wasn’t common in the past.

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

Neighbors in Benbrook say they're worried about flooding but a developer wants to build more than 150 homes off of Mary’s Creek which includes a floodplain.

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.

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.