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Why FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks
Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, the maps may underestimate their risk because of a reliance on historic data and outdated risk assessments.
Free FEMA map provides insight into flood-zone risks
The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if they live in a designated flood zone. The tool can also be used to explore other areas, making it helpful for those planning a move, managing a rental property or checking on family or friends in another region.
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FEMA is anticipated to open a 90-day public appeal and comment period in the winter where property owners can formally ...
Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.
Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even ...
The FEMA flood risk maps do not consider clogged culverts or bridges as the recovery maps did. They also do not consider a burned watershed, which would create higher peak flows, Griffin ...
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