American basements are a hodgepodge of personal property, leveraged as storage units, man caves, game rooms, wine cellars, home bars and secondary living rooms. The problem is: If your basement floods ...

Debby has weakened to a post-tropical storm, after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Monday. It's expected to bring more heavy rain and flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on ...

Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here's what ...

FARGO - Federal flood insurance officials still don't know if the city's basement exception will go away, leading to skyrocketing flood insurance premiums because of a recent overhaul of the National ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (ABC7) — Linda Sengupta had never seen anything like it. As she watched a river of water flow down the street in front of her Arlington home, the only thing she could think was “at ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Water leaks and pooling in your basement can, unfortunately, happen for a number of reasons. Common ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After 12 years of faithfully paying for flood insurance, Jaime Giangrande-Holcom and her husband filed a claim, after Hurricane Helene flooded their Town N’ Country home. They ...

Basement water that starts with a clogged gutter or a sloping yard can quickly turn into a five‑figure problem once flooring, drywall, and electrical systems are involved. When poor drainage sends ...

"You can put anything you want in your basement, but don't expect it to be insured for floods," Peter Kochenburger, an insurance expert and visiting law professor at Southern University Law Center, ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Homeowners may have purchased flood insurance for such an eventuality. However, policyholders may be surprised — and frustrated — to learn that flood ...