Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Evacuations Ordered After Flooding in Small Arizona Town
Apr 24 2023 // Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams. They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to...
As Governor Seeks Disaster Dec, Fort Lauderdale Needs New City Hall After Flood
Apr 24 2023 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration on Saturday to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall. The flooding, from record rainfall, was so great that...
Minnesota Prepares for Flooding on Mississippi, Other Rivers
Apr 20 2023 // STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – The Metropolitan Airports Commission temporarily shut down flight operations for much of Tuesday at the St. Paul Downtown Airport while crews installed flood control barriers to hold back...
Navajo Nation Receiving Federal Aid for Severe Flood Damage
Apr 17 2023 // The Navajo Nation is set receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year. President Joe Biden granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native...
Why Downpour in South Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop, Portending Future Floods
Apr 17 2023 // In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. But not Wednesday, when the storm that hit...
Torrential Rain Floods Parts of South Florida, Closing Schools, Airport, Rail Service
Apr 14 2023 // Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport, schools and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the...
Wright Flood Expands Private Flood Insurance Offering in Illinois
Apr 6 2023 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services has announced its entrance into Illinois by introducing an admitted, stand-alone private flood insurance product as the next state in the continued expansion of the company’s...
Report: Nearly 3,000 Buildings Affected by California Floods
Mar 22 2023 // An analysis released on Wednesday shows 2,933 properties were impacted by flooding across California, with an average inundation depth at building level of just over 1 foot. ICEYE’s Flood Insights, a data utility for...
Insured Losses From N. Zealand Floods Estimated at US$1.02B, With Profit Hit Expected
Mar 15 2023 // The initial insured losses for the recent floods in the North Island of New Zealand are estimated at NZ$1.65 billion ($1.02 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides...
Texas High Court: No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour
Mar 15 2023 // Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with their claims against the city because of a statute that waives governmental immunity for damages...
FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings
Mar 13 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is cautioning residents in parts of central California and western Nevada to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted. The National...
Costs Prompt Iowa Town to Assess Flood Control Efforts
Mar 13 2023 // CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – High inflation and construction cost spikes are prompting city officials to study the impact of growing expenses on its permanent flood control system. But City Manager Jeff Pomeranz...
New York City Launches Parametric Flood Program With Insurance, Tech Firms
Mar 8 2023 // Insurer Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, and the data technology firm ICEYE have teamed up with New York City government agencies to develop a pilot parametric flood recovery assistance...
As Catastrophic Storm Costs Rise, Could Mandatory Flood Insurance Help?
Mar 6 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Key Takeaways: The rising cost to U.S. taxpayers of more frequent and severe flood damages The problems with the current state of flood insurance in the U.S. Actual and...
Overvalued Homes and Flood Risk
Mar 6 2023 // The increasing cost of flooding due to climate change has led to growing concerns that housing markets are mispricing these risks, thus causing a real estate bubble to develop, according to a study published recently in...
Proposed NC Rule Would Require More Flood History Disclosure on Homes for Sale
Feb 23 2023 // North Carolina home buyers may soon have access to more information about a property’s flooding history, a rule that could potentially help insurance agents sell more flood insurance and other types of coverage. The...
New Mexico Law Signed to Help Wildfire, Flooding Recovery
Feb 22 2023 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed to use zero-interest loans to help local governments in the arid, Southwest state repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding. The law...
New Zealand Braces for Cyclone Gabrielle, Just Days After Devastating Floods
Feb 10 2023 // Residents of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, are being asked to prepare for further bad weather as a system described as potentially “the most serious storm to impact New Zealand this century” is...
New Zealand Provides NZ$700,000 in Additional Funding for Post-Flood Rebuilding
Feb 2 2023 // New Zealand’s government on Thursday announced NZ$700,000 ($450,000) in additional funding to help rebuild flood-ravaged Auckland and other areas in the upper north island as residents of the country’s...
New Zealand Braces for More Flooding From Another Rain Deluge
Jan 31 2023 // Auckland is bracing for another rain deluge later Tuesday that threatens more surface flooding and land slips on ground already sodden after a record downpour. New Zealand’s MetService is forecasting that a new...
