Texas Floods A New Test for FEMA’s Beleaguered NFIP

Less than 48 hours after torrential rains flooded parts of Houston in late May, AJ Culembourg found herself ripping up floor boards inside the rental property she and her husband remodeled 18 months ago. Flood waters had reached as high as 18 inches inside the one-story ranch home. Outside, it looked like it had been sitting in “its own private lake,” she says. As Culembourg got to work, along came a small miracle.