Sarasota County Commissioners plan to invest millions of dollars in stormwater infrastructure improvements, all because of ...

The most recent data from LendingTree shows that the average home insurance annual premium is $2,801. As insurance prices continue to rise, some homeowners are finding they are unable to spare the ...

The boat regulation was completely unrelated to storm matters and the freeboard rule, I believe, maintained the status quo after the peculiar flood map revisions and was designed purely as a safety ...

Those issues have prompted discussion in Sarasota County about a need for stricter flood standards, and both Sarasota and Manatee counties are working to help create more precise flood zone maps ...

There are several different types of flood zones, with the most common being zones A and V. Zone A is defined as being in a low-lying area and close to a body of water, like a lake.

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction. The ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - FEMA has changed the flood zone maps in Bay County for the first time since 2009. This went into effect this October, according to Bay County officials.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Some residents are concerned after getting hit with an unexpected bill from FEMA. FEMA’s revised flood zone maps now have them in a flood zone, when they weren’t ...

These areas are between the limits of the base flood and the 0.2 percent annual chance (or 500-year) flood. Many "AE" zones around the city also expanded between the 2009 FIRM and the recent update.

A screenshot of Panama City's updated flood zone map as of Oct. 25, 2024. The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further inland from the coast compared to the 2009 Flood Insurance Rate Map.

Many "AE" zones around the city also expanded between the 2009 FIRM and the recent update. FEMA says "AE" zones indicate indicate an area would be inundated by a flood event with a 1-percent ...

Zone AEs are also "high-risk" areas. FEMA's legend notes that Mar-a-Lago is surrounded by flood zones that could rise between 6 and 12 feet due to any cause, not specifically Milton.