The new flood zone map pushes flooding threats further inland from the coast compared to the 2009 Flood Insurance Rate Map. A ...

About 2,100 properties out of about 125,000 in the county are in FEMA’s flood zone compared ... the maps is a “collaborative effort” that involves consultation with state and local officials.

A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.