What flood zone is the home in ... guide for assessing flood risk in the United States. But in the Houston area, the maps have faced growing criticism for being outdated and incomplete.

The Flood Control District of Harris County, which includes Houston, released a map showing the amount of rainfall in inches in and around the county over the 24 hours to 9:01 a.m. CT Sunday.

Harris County commissioners adopted the framework surrounding a countywide policy that includes directing county staff to ...

(Kevin Sullivan/The Washington Post) The Houston region’s flood control channels withstood ... nature of the storm makes it difficult to map the extent of flooding in the region.

The inundations were unexpected because most of the properties were outside of the federal government’s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by ...