Would you consider lifting your home?? One North Fort Myers family just lifted their home 11 feet off the ground after three floods - and they're about to move in, right in time for hurricane season.

When most people think of hurricanes, the mind jumps to wind speeds, storm surge, or the category of the storm. But for many ...

The prospect of water pushing into homes and businesses is a heavy weight on the minds of Tampa Bay residents ahead of storms. Despite last year’s devastating hurricane season, Tampa Bay has still not ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

For decades, Florida ... they’re in a flood zone and need mandatory federal insurance. Those policies, and how much you pay for them, are based on FEMA’s well-known flood maps.

A screenshot of the Flood Zone Information Map operated by the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Building Commission. Link: City of Evansville/Vanderburgh County Flood Zone Information Map When ...

she often directs them first to the Building Commission's flood zone map, which uses shaded colors and a corresponding legend to quickly deliver flood risk information to users. Residents can ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida ... risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners ... there are ways to change your flood zone designation with a LOMA – a Letter of Map Amendment – if you think ...