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Over 50 people accepted the City’s invitation to come to its community meeting Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church to discuss the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map updates, which ...

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Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

Turnmire said in some cases the maps change when property owners take it upon themselves to get an engineering study done to provide evidence that they are above the floodplain elevation.

Do I live in a flood hazard area? New Jersey homeowners can use the FEMA flood map search tool to see if their home is in an area at risk of flooding. If you live in a high-risk flood zone, you'll ...