Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Carolinians Must Wait for Flood Waters to Recede to Assess Florence’s Damage
Sep 17 2018 // Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, 9:55 am — Record-setting, still-rising floods covering much of eastern North Carolina are preventing companies, regulators and environmental groups from making a comprehensive assessment of damage...
Congress Should Amend Definition of Private Flood
Sep 17 2018 // Historically, the surplus lines market has served as a supplement to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and standard market, but the passage of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 caused some...
Florence Floods Cause Sewage, Coal Ash Spills
Sep 16 2018 // A Duke Energy Corp. landfill near Wilmington, North Carolina, failed under the assault of Tropical Storm Florence, spilling about 2,000 cubic yards of coal ash that can carry toxic mercury, arsenic and lead. Authorities...
Florence’s Winds Slow But Serious Floods Continue; Death Count Rising
Sep 16 2018 // Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, 1:57 pm —The still-potent remnants of Hurricane Florence marched through the Carolinas on Sunday and as the winds weakened the flood grew only stronger. New Hanover County and the city of...
Update: Category 1 Hurricane Florence Lands in Carolinas, Threatening Floods, Tornadoes, Power Outages
Sep 14 2018 // Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, leaving more than half a million people without power and facing at least another day of heavy rain and wind. Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach Friday as a Category 1...
Wind, Storm Surge Losses from Florence Could Reach $5B; Top 10 Insurers Affected in Carolinas
Sep 14 2018 // This enhanced satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence off the eastern coast of the United States on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at 5:52 p.m. EDT. (NOAA via AP) Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a...
Hurricane Florence Could Pressure Congress to Extend NFIP, IIAV’s Bradshaw Says
Sep 13 2018 // Hurricane Florence could put pressure on U.S. Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program, but “it is still an open question as to whether it will lead to a comprehensive reform bill passing,”...
Louisiana Parishes to Share $41M for Flood Control Project
Sep 13 2018 // Six of Louisiana’s coastal parishes will split more than $41 million to pay for projects aimed at fortifying communities against coastal land loss and rising seas. Ten projects in Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines,...
Looming Florence Heaps Despair on Rural U.S. Towns Ravaged by Matthew
Sep 13 2018 // When Hurricane Matthew submerged the small town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, two years ago, Eve Waddell thought she had witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime disaster. “You’ll never see that again,” she...
North, South Carolina Insurance Chiefs Ready for Hurricane Florence
Sep 13 2018 // Hurricane Florence could be one of the largest storms to hit the Carolinas in decades and state insurance officials say they are ready for whatever it will bring to their regions. In interviews with Insurance Journal on...
Weekend Flooding from Tropical Storm Gordon Kills 1 in Kentucky
Sep 12 2018 // One person has been reported killed and one remains missing after weekend flooding spawned by the remnants of last week’s Tropical Storm Gordon. Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley tells the...
Hurricane Florence a Reminder of Flood Insurance Reforms Stalled in Congress
Sep 11 2018 // U.S. taxpayers who spent billions of dollars after a trifecta of hurricanes last year are poised to do so again after a fix to the nation’s troubled flood insurance program remains stalled in Congress — and as...
Heavy Rains from Gordon Cause Dam Breach in Mississippi
Sep 10 2018 // Officials said that a dam is breaching on the edge of Mississippi’s Delta region after heavy rains during Tropical Storm Gordon. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for parts of Carroll County...
Update: Hurricane Florence Poses Threat to Carolinas, Virginia Later This Week
Sep 9 2018 // Updated Monday, Sept 10, 8:17 am —Top winds for Hurricane Florence grew to 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour as it pushed westward toward the U.S. East Coast, a major threat to homes, agriculture and the waning tourist...
The Lowdown: Top Private Flood Carriers, High Tides, Storm Surges & More
Sep 9 2018 // As I watch the daily tracking of Hurricane Florence and anticipate its potential destruction, I am compelled to revisit this June blog post and share it with you once again. In the words of Peter Criss, “I...
Low-Level Airports at Risk from Flooding by Rising Sea Levels: Opinion
Sep 7 2018 // The sight of a flooded Kansai International Airport and 3,000 stranded people after Typhoon Jebi slammed into southern Japan this week should be a warning to the world’s infrastructure investors. Airports have been a...
Amid Floods and Closures, Wisconsin’s Bowling Industry Suffers
Sep 6 2018 // Bowling pins topple, teeter, spin and fly. But this summer in Wisconsin, they’ve also been charred by flames and soaked with floodwater, while others are headed into retirement. In July, fire destroyed the Friendship...
Over 300 People Evacuated Due to Flooding in Manhattan, Kansas
Sep 5 2018 // Heavy rain caused a creek to burst its banks and flood the Kansas college town of Manhattan, forcing more than 300 people to evacuate their homes, including some who were ferried to dry land in boats. Nearly 9 inches (23...
Two Counties Declare Disaster After Pennsylvania Flooding
Sep 5 2018 // State emergency officials are working with local authorities to help with recovery from flash flooding in south-central Pennsylvania that led to water rescues and evacuations and prompted two counties to issue disaster...
A Year Later, Texas Regulators Taking Action Against Harvey Polluters
Sep 4 2018 // More than a year after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, state environmental authorities have only just begun enforcement actions against a handful of companies deemed responsible for some of the most massive...
