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

The map revisions are made under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The update will help guide Sevier County’s floodplain management regulations moving forward.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday announced finalized rules for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The FFRMS is a flexible federal standard requiring agen… ...

Ascension’s flooding was estimated from 100-year flood maps from FEMA. Using Blackouts to Map Flooded Areas Satellite photos of southeast Louisiana show damage to the electric grid during the storm.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — FEMA has expanded the map of flood prone areas in all of Erie County. It has done so because it has identified a greater risk for serious flooding in certain areas. This is ...

Detroit Tigers broadcaster faces sexual abuse allegations and more top stories 04:00 (CBS DETROIT) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency released flood maps for Wayne County residents and ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a Letter of Map Revision removing 514 structures and approximately 102 acres from the area, which was previously designated as high risk for flooding.

The state's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning, or Risk MAP program began updating Federal Emergency Management Agency flood risk maps in January 2022, ...

The current flood insurance rate maps for the county were developed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. From 1996 to 2023, a national flood database listed 56 flood events in Ontario County resulting ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released a new flood map for Houston. New flood maps become effective in coastal portions of Harris County on Jan. 6, 2017. FEMA is ...