Levee 37 has provided property owners along the Des Plaines River with much-needed flood control. Now, an intergovernmental agreement between Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights could lead to flood ...

the average payout on a flood claim from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is $52,000, according to FEMA. A flood insurance policy covers your house and your belongings for flood-related ...

SC is one of few states with flood disclosure requirements. Two homeowners in North Charleston allege FlipSide SC concealed ...

Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in the cities of Aledo, Annetta South, Azle, Cresson, Fort Worth, Hudson ...

The island is requiring height verification before trimming dune vegetation after multiple hurricanes and tropical storms in ...

The FEMA-operated program has over 4.7 million policies in force, and lawmakers have kept it intact via dozens of short-term ...

Hendersonville officials to look at floodplain ordinance and consider whether it needs to be strengthened in the wake of ...

One of the big questions for Hendersonville City Council after Helene is how floods could affect future development.

Flood insurance is a tenet of life in water-burdened Louisiana. The low-lying portions of the state face rising water from ...

Property owners had a chance to preview newly drawn maps that highlight where the risk of flooding is most likely to occur in Douglas County. The maps take into account changes in soil erosion, land ...

ASHEVILLE - If a series of floodplain ordinance amendments are not adopted by the city of Asheville, the city's status in the National Floodplain Insurance Program — which provides insurance to ...