Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, and it doesn't take a major storm to create major problems. Now, a free tool makes it easier than ever to check whether ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- "We got this house and didn't know it was in a floodplain until we were in [the closing] process," Henrico homeowner Caroline Habboush said. Habboush bought her Henrico home ...

It didn’t take long for the calls to start flowing into Peabody City Hall. Just a week or two after the Federal Emergency ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

Starting September 1st, Vermont property sellers will no longer have to determine if a property lies within a FEMA flood hazard area. Sellers will now be required to provide buyers with a FEMA flood ...

Federal regulators approved appeals to remove buildings from the 100-year flood hazard map of Camp Mystic, reducing regulatory oversight in a high-risk floodplain in Texas before torrential waters ...