Before the next storm hits, review the pros and cons of FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program and private flood insurance ...

Flooding is the most common and costliest type of natural disaster in the U.S., yet most homeowners aren’t covered. The National Flood Insurance Program’s new digital tool aims to make buying flood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jennifer Johnson and her mother, Steffi Cooper, leave their flood damaged home in the Weatherhill Pointe neighborhood of Carrboro ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been reauthorized until the end of January 2026. With the passage of HR 5371, which ended the 43-day shutdown of the federal government, NFIP was ...

Flood damage can be financially devastating. According to FEMA, one inch of floodwater in a typical home can cause about $25,000 of damages. While homeowners insurance can help you recover from many ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), protecting $1.3 trillion in property for 4.6 million homeowners, is set to expire again on Jan. 30, 2026, after a 43-day lapse in October and November.

If you own property in South Carolina, particularly along the coast from Hilton Head to Myrtle Beach or in flood-prone areas near Charleston or the low country, you likely have considered flood ...

The clock struck midnight on the National Flood Insurance Program—again. The NFIP is part of the federal funding package, which expired at the end of Jan. 30. Congress did not compromise on several ...

Cyclists carry their bikes through a flooded street in the Houston neighborhood of Second Ward on April 18, 2026. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle) For tens of thousands of Harris County families ...