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FEMA re­assesses Tampa's flood zones after hur­ri­canes BY Fadia Patterson Tampa UPDATED 11:47 AM ET Apr. 24, 2025 ...
The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning, a flash flood watch, and a red flag warning for some areas.
Custer County emergency officials have extended a flash flood watch for the Wapiti burn area through 9 p.m. Friday.
Roughly 180 Richmond homes and businesses will soon be in a high-risk flood zone, according to new FEMA flood maps for the ...
The number of homes in flood zones, he said, should rise to 35,000 from about 25,000. "We want to make sure people have the right information about where they live," he said.
MONTREAL - The number of Quebec homes located in flood zones will likely increase by 30 per cent when new maps are introduced next year, the province's environment minister said ...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Hurricane season is here, and one way people can protect themselves in case of a storm is to know whether they are in a flood zone. FEMA released a new map of Bay ...
To find your flood zone, simply put your county or city into Google with the words flood zone. Most city and county government sites have flood maps you can view to see what zone you live in.
Buchanan said the A zone "is an approximate" flood zone. "It’s an area that hasn’t been studied as in depth," Buchanan said. On newer maps, the AE zone replaced zones A1 – A30.
Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs.
The need for flood insurance when buying a house in a flood zone is critical, and if the home you’re buying is in an SFHA high-risk zone, your mortgage lender will likely require it.