New flood zone maps proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could result in mandatory flood insurance and stricter building codes for a huge swath of downtown Washington, according to ...

On Friday, 61 updated map panels went into effect. ... Changes to FEMA flood zone maps push 1,000+ homes into flood zones by: Erica Francis. Posted: Feb 25, 2022 / 03:25 PM CST.

The most common reference for flood risk are the flood insurance rate maps, also known as 100-year floodplain maps, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, produces.

A federal panel is urging the government to expand the areas it considers at high risk of flooding — potentially requiring millions of homeowners to buy flood insurance for the first time.

The city has 30 days to make its case that the creek zone is too large. Once it does, it will present its challenge to FEMA, and could try to take it to the Scientific Resolution Panel, an ...

If you don't know Dave Brown by name, he offers a helpful reminder. "I'm the flood map guy," he tells fellow residents. The one with a section of his Web site devoted to the topic. The one with ...

Buchanan said the A zone "is an approximate" flood zone. "It’s an area that hasn’t been studied as in depth," Buchanan said. On newer maps, the AE zone replaced zones A1 – A30.

New projections show a flood zone will cover a quarter of the city's land by the 2050s. Is this going to be a 'sardine girl' summer? Here's what to know about the trend.

Satellite map of Barre, Vermont, show FEMA’s 100-year-flood zone in red. First street Foundation’s analysis found a much larger 100-year-flood zone, as marked in blue. Courtesy First Street ...