When Harris County debuts a massive overhaul of its floodplain maps later this year, the Houston area will be the first in the country to rely on a more accurate assessment of homes and businesses ...

Harris County maps have not had a complete and comprehensive ... floodplain — but not if they’re in the less risky 500-year floodplain. Without the updated 100-year floodplain publicly ...

In 2023, Harris County already knew the new maps would drastically increase how many homes and businesses fell within a likely flood zone. "The new 100-year will probably be close to the 500-year ...

Harris County maps have not had a complete and comprehensive ... year floodplain — but not if they're in the less risky 500-year floodplain. Without the updated 100-year floodplain publicly ...

In the final reckoning, it’s certain that Harvey will be classified a 500-year flood ... chance of happening in any given year. The FEMA maps for Harris County had just been updated in ...

Harris County ... construction in the 500-year-floodplain, or an area projected to have a 0.2 percent chance of flooding each year, in unincorporated parts of Harris County. The old rule only ...

KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) -- Some Kingwood neighbors believe a new Harris County flood map is misleading and are ... including ourselves," Abel Vera recalled. Six years ago, Vera's home got more ...

A new supplement to ASCE/SEI 7-22 ties flood-hazard mitigation ... For example, in Harris County, Texas—which experienced 500-year floods in three consecutive years from 2015 through 2017 ...

Road construction, improvements and flood bond projects are currently underway in northwest Harris County ... in the last few years—five 100-year flood events, two 500-year flood events ...

Harris County's old criteria allowed for finished floor elevation to be at the 100-year level plus 18 inches. The new regulations require the lowest finished floor to be at the 500-year flood ...

The Harris County Flood ... NOAA in November indicated the county had been drastically underestimating the "100-year storm" standard, used to draw floodplain maps, design flood control ...