Flooding

Electric vehicle fires after flood events represent a significant challenge to the modern fire service.

Black & Veatch, an independent consulting company, spent months interviewing residents and evaluating the stormwater systems in the county.

Modernization of the nation’s rainfall database was commissioned during the Biden administration and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, but came under scrutiny after President Donald Trump took office this year.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we talked about President Trump’s new tax and spending plan and what it means for Social Security benefits with PolitiFact’s Louis Jacobson and more.

There's a flash flood risk for Florida as Invest 93L crosses the state. Some isolated areas could experience over 5 inches of rain on Tuesday.

The watch is in effect as flooding could be caused by excessive rainfall, the NWS said. This is from Invest 93-L — an area of disturbed weather off Florida's east coast.

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll rises.

Mitigating infiltration decreases the number of sewage overflows, improves treatment processes at water reclamation facilities and reduces the need to increase capacity.

Residents discovered a memo from the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers that appears to show Sarasota County could get around the red tape. County and Corps officials disagree.

When Debby hit, Sarasota's stormwater system proved dangerously unprepared — not because the system was overwhelmed, but because those in charge neglected to protect it, an investigation by Florida Trident and Suncoast Searchlight found.

Said one resident: “It’s just another example of county leadership not having a sense of urgency.”

The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps but goes dark on NOAA tide gauge maps. The 150-mile expanse between Apalachicola and Cedar Key has no instruments. Tampa Bay, for comparison, has four.