It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

Roanoke County urges residents to check preliminary FEMA flood maps before finalizing in spring. Changes could change homeowners property values and insurance needs.

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...

Families on tight budgets could find themselves facing the difficult decision of whether or not to forego other expenses.

New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect last week in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first time. The new FEMA ...

(TNS) — Nearly 43% of buildings that flooded in North Carolina between 1996 and 2020 were located outside of a federal agency’s official flood zones, according to a new study by researchers at The ...

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About twice as many Harris County residents may soon be required to carry flood insurance, affecting neighborhoods from Greenspoint to Kashmere Gardens, according to new flood maps released by the ...

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New preliminary flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are giving some Roanoke County homeowners a ...

New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect Friday in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first time. The new FEMA flood ...