The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world.

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

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms expected to bring severe weather and flash flooding concerns from the Plains to the East Coast through the upcoming week. A broad and active weather pattern is set to impact a significant portion of the United States,

The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in a warming world — a warning of their new flash flood risk.

Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.

Rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across the Midwest region over the next 24 hours. Strong, slow-moving thunderstorms could produce torrential rain and trigger flash flooding in areas receiving the heaviest precipitation.