Harris County offers an interactive flood map to help homebuyers assess flood risks. HOUSTON — As the Bayou City dries out ...

FEMA flood maps have long served as the official guide for assessing flood risk in the United States. But in the Houston area, the maps have faced growing criticism for being outdated and incomplete.

Houston FEMA flood map missed 75 percent of flood damages, says new study By Fernando Ramirez , Reporter, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle Updated Sep 20, 2017 10:22 a.m. Houston after Harvey ...

A recent study found that FEMA failed to capture 75 percent of flood damages within their flood maps from 1999 to 2009. The FEMA flood maps are the primary source for how the government and ...

A massive overhaul of Harris County's floodplain maps has been in the works for years, and now the release date appears to be delayed again. ... May 9, 2023, in Houston.

For Houston, those maps were thoroughly inadequate. ... FEMA flood risk zones. 100-year. 500-year. Flood outlook score per block. HIGH OR Very high. LOW. VERY LOW. Greater Heights. HOUSTON.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner proposed a requirement that structures located within the 100 or 500-year floodplains be built to 2 feet above the 500-year floodplain, but the city will make a ...

New floodplain maps for the Houston area will be released in spring of 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. What does that mean for homeowners? Here's what you need to know ...

FEMA Flood Map Houston: Flood Advisory Alert Active for Galveston, Texas, As Heavy Rainfall Hits the U.S. Published Jan 23, 2020 at 5:11 AM EST. By .

You put it in a Walmart parking lot, it will literally change the floodplain map that’s only updated every 10 years. I had maybe my hundredth presentation in Washington, D.C., about these FEMA maps.

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