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NewA flood expert's honest, ranked framework for protecting a home from flooding — from FEMA maps and grading through sandless sandbags. Includes primary-source citations and...
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New64 percent of Florida and 56 percent of Georgia are in extreme or exceptional drought heading into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The counterintuitive truth:...
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NewActive NWS Flood Watches cover Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic areas including Columbus, Cincinnati, Charleston WV, and western Maryland. Cells dropping 1-2 inches per hour over...
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Florida and the Gulf Coast are under active flood and severe-storm threats this week as a stalled cold front parks over the Southeast. Here's a...
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The NFIP is set to expire at midnight on September 30, 2026 — right in the middle of peak hurricane season. Here's what a lapse...
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Houston-area flood watch May 1–2 2026 was canceled, but the watershed gauges, the start of hurricane season on June 1, and NOAA's spring outlook all...
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How many sandbags do you actually need to protect your home? Use the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers math (and the StormBag sandless equivalents) to...
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Federal flood insurance does not start the day you buy it. There is a 30-day waiting period before NFIP coverage activates, which means a policy...
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National Hurricane Preparedness Week runs May 3 to 9, 2026. Each day NOAA covers a different topic: knowing your risk, pre-season prep, reading forecasts, what...
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