Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Massachusetts Appeals Denial of Federal Disaster Aid for Fall Flooding
Mar 14 2024 // Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state’s request for a major disaster declaration to support cities and towns battered by severe weather...
Record Rainfall Hits Charleston, South Carolina, Forcing Flood Rescues
Mar 12 2024 // CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A record-setting rainstorm flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, requiring emergency responders to help some people get out of high waters. The National Weather Service in...
Biden Approves Federal Disaster Aid for Vermont for December Flooding, Severe Storm
Mar 6 2024 // President Joe Biden has approved a federal disaster declaration sought by Gov. Phil Scott to help communities in seven Vermont counties that saw severe rainfall and flooding in December. Federal funding is available on a...
S&P Says Flooding Events for California Cities and Counties May Result in Credit Risks
Mar 6 2024 // California’s high rainfall in 2023 is continuing into 2024 but has yet to have a material effect on credit quality for cities and counties rated by S&P Global Ratings, however the longer-term effects on issuers...
Climate Tech Firm to Pilot Fast-Paying Flood Insurance in Africa
Mar 1 2024 // Climate change is particularly perilous for small farmers. Warmer conditions are resulting in more damaging bouts of rain and drought, but traditional crop insurance products are often unavailable or financially out of...
Vermont Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration for December Flooding
Feb 22 2024 // Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has requested a federal major disaster declaration to help communities hit by severe rainfall and flooding in December. Such a declaration would allow municipalities to be reimbursed for 75% of...
California Hillsides Are at Risk of Floods After Days of Downpours
Feb 20 2024 // The latest in a series of robust storms is drenching California again with rain and snow, prompting officials to warn residents to stay on high alert for floods as weakened terrain gets further tested. Some hillside...
Northeast Warned to Expect More Floods Like This Winter’s
Feb 20 2024 // After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
New Storms Hit California as Wet Winter Brings More Flooding, Winds and Heavy Snowfall
Feb 19 2024 // AccuWeather meteorologists on Sunday forecasted the “relentless wet pattern” will continue for residents along the West Coast at least the middle of the week, as stormy conditions will moved onshore withrounds...
Wisconsin Governor Declares Flood Insurance Awareness Week
Feb 7 2024 // Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed February 4-10, 2024, Flood Insurance Awareness Week in Wisconsin to recognize the state’s increasing flood risk and the importance of having appropriate insurance...
CoreLogic: California Storms Put 543K Homes at Risk of Flash Flood Damage
Feb 6 2024 // CoreLogic estimated that across the greater Los Angeles area, nearly 543,000 single- and multifamily homes with a combined reconstruction cost value (RCV) of more than $258 billion are at risk of flash flood...
Newer, Elevated Structures Had Much Smaller Flood Claims in Ian, FEMA Says
Feb 6 2024 // Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage in southwest Florida, with more than 37,000 National Flood Insurance Program claims, making it the fourth-most expensive flood disaster in U.S. history, says a new report from the...
Heavy Rains Cause Elevated Flooding Risks in Texas
Jan 25 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) —Heavy rains in Texas on Wednesday closed schools and elevated flooding risks around Houston in another round of soaking downpours that have made for a soggy and dangerous week across large portions of the...
California May Face Major Flooding From Jan. 30: Weather Watch
Jan 23 2024 // The odds are rising that California and the West will be struck by a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a social media post. The agency said...
37 Massachusetts Communities Qualify for State Disaster Aid for December Flooding
Jan 22 2024 // Thirty-seven Massachusetts communities damaged by flooding last year will be getting a share of $10 million in disaster relief funding, the governor’s administration said Saturday. The funding being released is from...
New Jersey Provides Tools to Implement New Flood Risks Disclosure Law
Jan 22 2024 // New Jersey officials have introduced measures to implement flood risk disclosure legislation signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy last June. The measures include new property disclosure forms notifying buyers and tenants of...
Emergency Federal Aid Approved for Connecticut Following Severe Flooding
Jan 16 2024 // Connecticut is receiving emergency federal aid following severe flooding this month that caused dam breaches and road closures. President Joe Biden on Saturday approved an emergency declaration for the state that...
Two California Cities Among Most Likely to Experience Flood Damage
Jan 12 2024 // Two California cities made the list of cities most likely to experience flood damage in a new study. Stockton and Sacramento were among the most likely to experience flood damage based on data from the 200 largest cities...
Update: Floods Strand Cows, Damage Crops as Wild Weather Hits Australia
Jan 9 2024 // Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run of wild weather on the nation’s east coast leaves a trail of destruction. Severe...
Florida Bills Would Provide Millions in Flood Mitigation, Elevation Grants
Jan 8 2024 // Florida’s wind-mitigation grant program for homeowners has proven to be so popular that the governor has proposed another $107 million for it this year, and some experts have called home fortification the only way to...
