The new floodplain maps for Harris County — originally set to be released in late 2022, but now expected in late this summer at the earliest — will be FEMA's first maps to depict urban flooding.

"Catastrophic" flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas from Hunt downstream to Comfort has caused deaths, authorities said."Move to high ground immediately!" warned Jeff Lindner, a ...

The release of the Houston area’s new floodplain maps has been delayed again — this time to early 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed this week. Harris County Flood Control ...

Credit: Harris County Flood Control District Here's a closer look at what you'll see. With each point on the map, you can click or hover to drill down for more information on each location.

The next flood threat will come with warning. A system of gages mix radar and shoreline equipment along every Harris County Bayou and creek to measure water levels and feed the data to map makers ...

Harris County's flood plain maps will be thoroughly updated for the first time in nearly three decades, officials announced Wednesday. The three-year, $16.5 million project was prompted by June's ...

KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) -- Some Kingwood neighbors believe a new Harris County flood map is misleading and are worried about what it could mean for future flood mitigation projects.

FEMA collaborates with local governments across the country — in Harris County, Texas, their partner is the flood control district — to create and update the maps. Harris County maps have not ...

Harris County has earmarked $14.5 million for updated flood plain maps more than a year after deluges from ... Officials say Harvey killed 68 people and caused $125 billion in damage in Texas.

An environmental group's lawsuit threatens to derail, at least temporarily, the five-year remapping of Harris County's flood plains, and rhetoric is rising on both sides. Although the Sierra Club ...

Despite living in high-risk flood zones, less than 25% of homeowners in Harris County carry flood insurance, leaving many ...

Harris County has earmarked $14.5 million for updated flood plain maps more than a year after deluges from Hurricane Harvey swamped parts of Houston.