Roanoke County urges residents to check preliminary FEMA flood maps before finalizing in spring. Changes could change homeowners property values and insurance needs.

Flooding isn’t just a risk for those living near hurricane-prone coastlines or riverbanks—floodwaters can rise almost anywhere, including areas where homeowners least expect it. Even a single ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

Some new developments in Brunswick County are looking at 20-year-old floodplain data. A newer flood risk report could bring ...

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 ...

Years in the making, the draft FEMA floodplain maps rely on higher rainfall estimates and more advanced modeling techniques, significantly expanding the current Harris County flood zone boundaries.

New preliminary flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are giving some Roanoke County homeowners a ...

A new tool offers the public detailed estimates of their flood exposure, but some worry risk disclosure will impact home values.