Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, and it doesn't take a major storm to create major problems. Now, a free tool makes it easier than ever to check whether ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

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 ...

WARNING: This column could cost you somewhere between $150 and $700 — or save you much more. For decades, I have operated under the mistaken notion that I don’t need flood insurance because I don’t ...

The federal government allowed Camp Mystic, the all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River, to remove multiple buildings from government flood maps, even though private data suggests the flood ...

WASHINGTON — A sign meant to warn drivers about dangerous conditions stayed silent when it was needed most. The flood warning sign that sits near the Broad Branch and Soapstone Creek junction on Broad ...

Cabins at Camp Mystic, the Texas youth camp where 27 people died, had long sat in a flood zone. The New York Times analyzed federal data to identify 19 cabins at Camp Mystic that were located in ...

HUNT, Texas — Nearly two weeks after flash floods devastated parts of the Texas Hill Country, recovery efforts are in full swing, led by the state and an army of volunteers and church groups. The ...

The Texas summer camp where dozens of girls died in July 4th flash flooding is located in the middle of a well-studied, high-risk flood zone, according to mapping data from the Federal Emergency ...