The first full week of February is Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. Every day this week the CBS 12 StormTrac Team ...

Flood insurance in Florida costs an average of $853 per year for a policy from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). If you have a mortgage and live in an area prone to flooding, you'll have to ...

While many homes sit gutted or vacant because of insurance and funding delays, people who live on Lake Bonny are urging all leaders to work together to prevent another disaster.

Flood insurance is not included in homeowners insurance, and must be bought separately. In some areas, including parts of Florida, flood insurance is mandatory on government-backed mortgages for ...

The meeting invited residents to share their flooding experiences over the past few years. The study hopes to offer potential ...

Florida is considered the most flood ... to the insurance website HoneyQuote.com. “Homeowners in areas that have never seen flooding before are experiencing water levels they never thought ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hundreds of flooded-out homeowners in Flood Zone “X” face denied insurance claims and financial ruin. Jeff Burnett lives on what he calls, one and a half acres of paradise— a ...

For example, you can buy up to $1 million in contents coverage from Florida Peninsula ... you’ll be required to have flood insurance if you live in a high-risk flood area. The price of flood ...

But Sabia said Florida also has a lot of stormwater ponds, so she suggests reviewing if they function under these new rainfall conditions. Some residents and advocates say new construction around ...

Ensuring your insurance policies are up to date & establishing an emergency plan that includes evacuation routes & supply kit ...

A flood zone is a geographic area that the Federal Emergency Management ... “I’ve learned not to trust [just] a single source,” says Florida real estate agent Mark Wei.