Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding ...

A new report examines the issues that property owners nationwide in high flood risk areas may encounter should the Federal ...

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from its 100-year floodplain map for Kerr County, the AP reports.

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Back in 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) included Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp, in a “Special ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within FEMA’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map ...

The city of Norman was prepared to build an automatic flood warning system this year, the same kind of early warning system ...

The storm dumped 5 to 10 inches of rain across Chapel Hill and Orange County in just a few hours, displacing residents and closing businesses.

Most homeowners lack flood insurance, which isn’t included in standard policies even though flooding is the costliest and ...

The U.S. Post Office on South Estes Drive was closed when Tropical Storm Chantal flooded Chapel Hill businesses and homes.