December 2, 2023
FIRM 2D: A New Methodology for Using HEC-RAS 2D Models in Flood Insurance Maps
By Nazir Hejazi, MSc, CFM
Now is a good time to make the transition from 1D to 2D flow modeling.
November 2, 2023
TMAC Recommends Big Changes for How Special Flood Hazard Area is Defined
By News Editor
The recommendations are consistent with several of ASFPM’s policy positions.
September 27, 2023
Rethinking Our Nation’s Flood Standards
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
There are a number of signs the US is moving toward the 500-year flood standard
September 11, 2023
New Online GIS Training: Mapping Repetitive Flood Risk
By News Editor
The course is designed to teach local floodplain managers how to map repetitive flood loss areas to better understand their community’s flood risk.
December 8, 2022
ASFPM Joins Coalition to Make the Case for Flood Hazard Mapping Funding
By News Editor
ASFPM joined a diverse group of organizations urging Congress to provide at least $350 million for FEMA’s Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program.
July 18, 2022
New Maps Show Flood Risk for Iowa Farmland
By News Editor
The comprehensive agricultural flood risk assessment is the first to detail the flood risk to Iowa farmland statewide.
June 1, 2022
Status Update on Better Rainfall Data
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Better rainfall data will lead to better flood maps. Here’s where things stand at the moment.
May 24, 2022
Scientific and Technical Experts Wanted to Resolve Flood Map Challenges
By News Editor
National Institute of Building Sciences is recruiting professionals to serve on an independent panel that reviews technical flood hazard mapping data.
February 24, 2022
U.S. Flood Damage Risk Is Underestimated
By News Editor
Researchers found a high probability of flood damage for more than one million square miles across the United States, while the mapped area in FEMA’s 100-year flood plain is about 221,000 square miles
November 11, 2020
Senate Appropriations Bill Preserves $263M in Flood Map Funding
By News Editor
The omnibus still needs to be negotiated, passed by Congress, and signed by the President, but this is a very positive development. We had been led to believe that flood map funding was at risk of being cut in the Senate and immediately swung into action.