Flooding isn’t just a risk for those living near hurricane-prone coastlines or riverbanks—floodwaters can rise almost anywhere, including areas where homeowners least expect it. Even a single ...

Roanoke County urges residents to check preliminary FEMA flood maps before finalizing in spring. Changes could change homeowners property values and insurance needs.

FEMA has released draft versions of updated flood maps that could soon change flood insurance requirements for homeowners in affected communities. The updated maps, known as Pending Flood Insurance ...

Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is ...