Real-time data can also be captured by drones during and after flood events. Another technology used is a modeling program called ICM that’s used for large watersheds. It will model underground flow ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under assessment for ...

TORONTO - When Kathryn Bakos was house hunting a few years ago, her checklist included some things that might not come first in mind for a dream home. “I did not want a reverse-sloped driveway,” she ...

TORONTO — When Kathryn Bakos was house hunting a few years ago, her checklist included some things that might not come first in mind for a dream home. “I did not want a reverse-sloped driveway,” she ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released preliminary flood maps for Pima County, including the towns of Marana, Oro Valley and Sahuarita, as well as the City ...

Maps shared by the National Weather Service (NWS) and King County Emergency Management in Washington state show where more than 46,000 people were ordered to evacuate around 15 miles south of Seattle ...

Owners of thousands of properties along Oahu streams may be required to purchase flood insurance due to changes in the flood maps that show evolving risks. The city and state are assisting the Federal ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fairfield County residents and property owners will have an opportunity to view the newly revised digital preliminary flood insurance rate maps for the county and learn how the risk ...

Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the ...

When the rain comes in South Florida, the frantic flooding complaints quickly follow to mayors, commissioners, public works departments, just about whoever will listen: Like this: “How is it possible ...

Residents whose Hamilton County properties are included in new, more restrictive floodplain maps are being encouraged to contact a flood insurance agent. To view the Effective maps (current, until ...