Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Construction of 2 Flood Barriers in Iowa City Almost Finished
Jun 10 2015 // Workers are finishing up two multimillion dollar flood barriers in Iowa City even as residents welcome a break from flooding that has hit the area in past years. Forecasters with the National Weather Service predict a less...
Red River Floods Louisiana Neighborhoods, Parks and Roads
Jun 8 2015 // A rising Red River covered streets and, in some instances, entered homes in northwestern Louisiana on June 6. The Red was more than five feet above its 30-foot flood stage in Shreveport and was expected to crest there on...
Insurance Crime Bureau: Up to 10,000 Vehicles Impacted in Texas Floods
Jun 5 2015 // The recent flooding in Texas means the end of the road for an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 insured vehicles that suffered water damage, National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). That’s the current estimate from Copart, a...
May U.S. Storm, Tornado Claims over $1Bn: Aon Benfield/Impact Forecasting
Jun 4 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released its latest Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month of May. The report highlights the “powerful thunderstorms” that...
Exec’s Parting Shot: Flood Insurance Program Is a ‘Melting Iceberg’
Jun 3 2015 // The outgoing director of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says the program is a “melting iceberg” that is incapable of properly managing its various players including the private insurance carriers...
Texas Pounded by Weather Extremes in May
Jun 2 2015 // Even though it means the commencement of hurricane season, weather-beleaguered Texans are likely pleased that May 2015 has come and gone. Texas was pelted during the month of May with all kinds of violent and deadly...
Iowans Say High Flood insurance Costs Hinder Home Sales
Jun 2 2015 // The high price of flood insurance can make it difficult for some Iowa residents to sell their homes. The Quad-City Times reports Duane Randleman has been trying to sell for a year-and-a-half and showed his house to more...
President Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Counties as Claims Mount
Jun 1 2015 // A disaster declaration signed by Pres. Barak Obama will help citizens in Harris, Hays and Van Zandt counties in Texas as they begin to recover from violent storm systems that brought tornadoes, high winds and massive...
FEMA Sends Out Letters Offering to Review Sandy Claims
Jun 1 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency on May 18 mailed out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy-related claims, asking whether they want their claims...
FEMA: Nearly 1,000 Sandy Claimants Signed Up for Claims Review So Far
May 29 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last week sent out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy-related claims, offering them a chance to...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks to Expedite Repair of Roads, Bridges
May 29 2015 // With widespread damage to roads and bridges as a result of recent flooding, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking expedited bidding for county infrastructure projects. Fallin said the full extent of the county-level...
Death Toll Climbs to 21 as South Central Flood Clean Up Begins
May 29 2015 // Homeowners dragged soggy carpet to the curb and mopped up coffee-colored muck on May 27 after a barrage of storms and floods in Texas and Oklahoma left at least 21 people dead and 11 others missing. More rain fell on the...
Farmers in Arkansas Expect Losses from Flooding
May 28 2015 // Farmers across Arkansas are still weathering a series of spring showers that have flooded fields, smothered crops and swept away cattle. Since March 1, between 12 to 18 inches of rain has fallen across the Arkansas River...
Oklahoma Roads in Bad Shape After Record Rainfall, Flooding
May 28 2015 // Record-smashing rainfall and torrential flooding that hammered Oklahoma in May has likely caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage to roads and bridges across the state, although official estimates won’t be...
Government Emergency Response Tested by Texas Storms
May 28 2015 // Deadly severe weather in Texas over the long holiday weekend tested government alert and evacuation procedures, as officials scrambled to deal with storms and historic flooding that left more than a dozen people dead and a...
Damage Assessments Begin as Texas Flooding Recedes
May 27 2015 // Thousands of Texans are in the process of repairing vehicles and cleaning homes of flood water and debris after massive rainstorms inundated many parts of the state. Insurance adjusters are meeting with homeowners to...
FEMA Reconsidering Private Insurers’ Role in Flood Insurance
May 26 2015 // Federal officials have agreed to consider a proposal calling for an end to the federal flood insurance model that allows private insurance carriers to write and service policies. Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., citing...
Deadly Storms Leave Devastation Behind in South Central States
May 26 2015 // Massive storm systems that pushed through the South Central United States and northern Mexico over the Memorial Day weekend have left behind a path of devastation and destruction. A tornado raged through a Mexico border...
Homeowners in a South Dakota County Won’t See Flood Insurance Surcharge
May 22 2015 // More than 400 homeowners whose property lies along the Missouri River in southeast South Dakota are no longer facing a potential surcharge on their flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had threated to...
Hurricane Protection System for New Orleans Tested by Army Corps
May 22 2015 // With hurricane season approaching, the Army Corps of Engineers is running through its plans to better protect New Orleans from flooding and testing pumps and floodgates built around this low-lying metropolis since...
