Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stalled car is seen in flood water near North Park Drive after severe flooding on May 2, 2024, in Kingwood. Harris County ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A water rescue boat from the Crosby Volunteer Fire Department delivers people to high ground after flooding from heavy rain on ...
For nearly 20 years, FEMA's flood maps in Harris County, Texas, remained largely unchanged, leaving homeowners with an incomplete picture of their true flood risk. Hurricane Harvey proved it: roughly ...
On Feb. 9, the Federal Emergency Management Agency released a new set of draft flood maps for Harris County, establishing outlines for 100-year and 500-year floodplains that more accurately assess the ...
Even after Hurricane Harvey exposed the dangers of building in flood-prone areas, tens of thousands of new homes have continued to rise in Greater Houston's high-risk flood zones. A Houston Chronicle ...
Years in the making, the draft FEMA floodplain maps rely on higher rainfall estimates and more advanced modeling techniques, significantly expanding the current Harris County flood zone boundaries.