A Chronicle analysis found Harris County’s flood zones could expand substantially due to higher rainfall, more development and better modeling technology.

Blackburn said some areas, particularly in high-flood-risk corridors such as northeast Harris County, along Greens Bayou, ...

Updated federal flood maps in Southeast Texas may require more homeowners to carry flood insurance, expanding the 100-year floodplain.

FEMA has released new draft floodplain maps for Harris County, expanding areas considered at risk for flooding across much of ...

Have you noticed your insurance bills climbing? Or maybe your longtime provider sent you a polite but alarming letter saying they're leaving your area. You're not imagining things. What used to be a ...

Measles hot spots were found in areas like West Texas and southern New Mexico. Type in your ZIP code below or search your county to see vaccination levels and the risk in your area. Move your cursor ...

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Maps shared by the National Weather Service (NWS) and King County Emergency Management in Washington state show where more than 46,000 people were ordered to evacuate around 15 miles south of Seattle ...

Esco Bell walked the length of Mount Vernon’s 1.7-mile floodwall just after midnight on Friday, watching the water creep up to the brim of the only barrier separating the surging Skagit River from the ...

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Record rainfall in October caused significant flooding in Brevard County, damaging homes, cars, and roads. Officials are concerned that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent due to climate ...

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...