Sometimes you'll hear the phrase "100-year flood." Here's how meteorologists define that term and how to see if you live in a flood plain.

A "100-year flood" means a 1% chance of that level of flooding happening ... communities and individuals should take ...

Weather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash rains so unusual that they are described as 100-year or even ...

landowners and developers have been applying in record numbers to have the federal government redraw the 100-year floodplain map to exclude their properties. So far in 2003, 61 properties that ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When forecasters warn about a 100-year or 500-year flood, it doesn’t mean it only happens once every century. A 100-year flood has a 1% chance of happening in any given year.

Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100 ... year floods. Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood ...

With the frequency of catastrophic flooding, one civil engineer says we need to change the definition of 100-year floods, and ...

A "100-year flood" means a 1% chance of that level ... including: Checking FEMA flood maps and assessing home insurance coverage regularly. Preparing emergency kits and evacuation plans ...

Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100 ... year floods. Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood ...