Floodplain mapping involves determining amount of flooding (hydrology), the height of flooding (hydraulics), and the land areas impacted by flooding. A floodplain or flood hazard map has two key ...

A floodplain map has three key components: base map imagery and/or cartographic line work, an elevation model representing the earth’s surface or “terrain,” and flood study results generated from ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency review council’s final report, released May 7, drew headlines for its big structural proposals to replace disaster programs and shift the National Flood ...

ST. LOUIS — Flooding and flash-flood risk are elevated throughout the St. Louis region on Sunday due to a series of drenching storms throughout the day. A flood advisory was issued for St. Louis City, ...

One year ago, tragedy struck the Texas Hill Country. Before dawn on July 4, 2025, torrential thunderstorms pushed into Kerr County, with the heaviest rain falling across the headwaters of the ...

New permanent fences could soon be placed across a long-planned levee trail in Sacramento after the permit applications of two property owners were approved Friday by state board. Some local residents ...

See Reno's Hidden Valley days after massive flash flood Reno's Hidden Valley neighborhood was hit with a flash flood Friday, June 19. Here's what it looks like Monday, June 22.

David and Cheryl Chambers bought their property along the Guadalupe River in 2008, the day the for-sale sign went up. They kept it wild and green, a private retreat in the Texas Hill Country where ...

Fifty-four people were injured and 18 are missing after an explosion at Qatar's massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex, which occurred as workers were restarting operations halted ...