The flood zone would upgrade some Bronson residents’ properties from a low flood risk to a high risk. Levy County commissioners said some of these areas are actually well-drained.

Kerr County, Texas, flood maps reveal Camp Mystic and two others in high-risk zones The Hearst Television Data team analyzed FEMA's flood hazard data, identifying Camp Mystic, Camp La Junta and ...

Multiple buildings at Camp Mystic in Texas, one of the many areas impacted by the flood disaster over the 4th of July weekend, were removed from Kerr County’s 100-year flood map, according to a ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can get in the way.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.

Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in ...

In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county’s flood map to remove 15 of the camp’s buildings from the hazard area.

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in ...

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, and a few more were ...