While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything.

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

A researcher who studies flood-risk mapping says many politicians aren't interested in updating maps because it might trigger ...

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate ...

Large swaths of the Washington region, including many of its roadways, rail lines and bus stops, are more vulnerable to ...

While FEMA flood maps are a trusted government resource on flooding, many of the maps are decades old, according to Dean Tarulli, a certified flood plain manager with Tidal Basin Group.

Multiple buildings at Camp Mystic in Texas, one of the many areas impacted by the flood disaster over the 4th of July weekend, were removed from Kerr County’s 100-year flood map, according to a report ...

A dramatically expanded flood insurance map from FEMA could add costly premiums to many families’ bottom lines. It is part of the difficult trade-off of resiliency planning, McPhearson said.