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Topic: Flooding

A side-by-side graphic with a local map on the left and a photo of street flooding on the right.

NOAA’s flood mapping tool now covers nearly 100% of U.S.

September 24, 2026

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A side-by-side graphic with a local map on the left and a photo of street flooding on the right.

An aerial view of a valley town with streets and houses overcome by brown flood waters.

Sudden danger: the science and stakes of flash flood forecasting

July 1, 2026

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An aerial view of a valley town with streets and houses overcome by brown flood waters.

An aerial view of a car sitting in a Holiday Inn parking lot flooded with seawater with 2 flags waving on a nearby flagpole.

El Nino and high tide flooding could be 'double whammy' for some coastal communities

May 15, 2026

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tides and currents

El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

An aerial view of a car sitting in a Holiday Inn parking lot flooded with seawater with 2 flags waving on a nearby flagpole.

A carpet of colorful (mostly yellow and orange) wildflowers in California with red-toned mountains in the distance.

Spring Outlook: Drought forecasted to expand in U.S. West, parts of Plains

March 20, 2026

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A carpet of colorful (mostly yellow and orange) wildflowers in California with red-toned mountains in the distance.

Wetland with water and grasses in the foreground and coniferous trees in the background.

NOAA and partners evaluate vital Wisconsin wetlands to reduce flood risk

January 8, 2026

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coastal restoration

Wetland with water and grasses in the foreground and coniferous trees in the background.

This is a simulated image of potential flooding over Warfield, Kentucky, along the Tug Fork River.

NOAA’s transformative Flood Inundation Mapping expands to 60% of U.S.

September 3, 2025

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This is a simulated image of potential flooding over Warfield, Kentucky, along the Tug Fork River.

A Texas flag flies in front of a heavily damaged home and fallen trees.

View aerial images of flood-damaged Texas Hill Country

July 11, 2025

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Marine & Aviation

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National Geodetic Survey

A Texas flag flies in front of a heavily damaged home and fallen trees.

Photo showing Lassen National Volcanic Park, Warner Valley, California, May 2012. Image credit: Dr. John Cloud, NOAA (ret).

Spring Outlook: Dry in the West, milder than average in the South and East

March 20, 2025

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Weather-ready Nation

Photo showing Lassen National Volcanic Park, Warner Valley, California, May 2012. Image credit: Dr. John Cloud, NOAA (ret).

Photo showing a sun rises over the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. (Credit: RJ Mitchell)

Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $17 million for Regional Ocean Partnerships through Investing in America

January 14, 2025

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal communities

Photo showing a sun rises over the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. (Credit: RJ Mitchell)

Photo showing a vehicle and parking meter are submerged by high tide flooding in Annapolis, Maryland, April 12, 2024. High tide flooding is the overflow of water on typically dry coastal land and occurs during high tides. As sea levels rise, high tide flooding occurs more frequently, and is an increasing disruption to coastal communities. Photo credit: NOAA CO-OPS

New NOAA dataset to help improve flood mitigation tools, flood-risk assessment

January 13, 2025

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coastal communities

Photo showing a vehicle and parking meter are submerged by high tide flooding in Annapolis, Maryland, April 12, 2024. High tide flooding is the overflow of water on typically dry coastal land and occurs during high tides. As sea levels rise, high tide flooding occurs more frequently, and is an increasing disruption to coastal communities. Photo credit: NOAA CO-OPS

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