But an increasing frequency of exceptionally heavy rain in recent years has led to many cases of unexpectedly severe damage suffered by areas not covered by flood hazard maps. One key problem that ...

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The online event will allow residents and business owners the opportunity to: Click here to view the new preliminary maps to see how your flood risk may have changed, learn how they can affect ...

The Shenandoah County Planning Commission unanimously adopted an updated floodplain ordinance Thursday aimed at improving public safety, protecting water resources and aligning with FEMA and state ...

CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the city unmarked. Entire blocks of homes in Altadena were destroyed ...

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory warning to parts of Marin County. San Francisco and Alameda County are currently on flood watch. Do you know your flood risk? Here are 5 ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec ... flooding event if you’re new to this hazard. You hear of options like home ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Too many homeowners think they don’t need flood insurance. Only about 27% of homeowners have it, according to the National ...

Flood inundation mapping and evaluation software configured to work with U.S. National Water Model.

The statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface are complete and final versions are now available on the Oregon Explorer website.

At issue was a new study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of flood hazards in the Russian River Watershed, the first update in 30 years. The maps are used to determine flood risks and ...