SHAMOKIN — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Shamokin's revised flood insurance map prepared by an engineering firm, Betsy Kramer, SEDA-COG program manager for community ...

States and counties are adjusting their flood maps but homeowners remain generally unaware of the changes.

Many areas still rely on rainfall data unchanged since the 1970s.

In the Lowcountry, where flooding is a fact of life, two homes on the same street can face very different flood insurance ...

Chippewa County residents who live near waterways should seriously consider attending FEMA’s meeting next Wednesday, either ...

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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 ...

A truck barrels through flooded Old Bridge Drive on Aug. 6, 2024, at The Farm in Bluffton, S.C. after Tropical Storm Debby came through the overnight hours. It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town ...

When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas areas considered high risk on Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance maps, it did what many property owners do: It hired engineers to ...

Lawrence County residents are invited to learn about their flood risk and new flood maps at an open house hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency July 22 at Lisbon Town Hall. On April 10, ...