Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales
Sep 18 2023 // Alan Oligario`s home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it. His initial flood came in the first year after he bought the house in Highland Falls, New York. The second came about a...
2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market
Sep 18 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California, as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...
Already Soaked New England Warned of More Flooding Today, Hurricane Lee on Weekend
Sep 13 2023 // Already saturated communities in New England are facing continued heavy rains with additional flooding today and the prospect of even more bad weather from Hurricane Lee over the coming weekend. The National Weather...
Central Massachusetts Experiencing Severe Flash Flooding
Sep 12 2023 // The central Massachusetts city of Leominster and other nearby communities are dealing with severe flash flooding from excessive rainfall. A state of emergency has been declared in Leominster, a city of about 43,000...
FEMA Disaster Aid Now Available in Maine for June Flooding
Sep 8 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and...
Climate Change Means Californians Need Flood Insurance Now, Too
Sep 5 2023 // Californians know wildfires and earthquakes; hurricanes, not so much. So when Tropical Storm Hilary inundated Southern California in normally bone-dry August, it showed just how exposed homeowners are to a growing...
Vermonters Race to Find Housing As Flood Recovery Continues and Winter Approaches
Sep 5 2023 // Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and her family don`t yet know what they will do for housing long-term. She and her husband, their three kids and his mother have...
Horseshoe Beach Hopes to Rebuild After Idalia, But Most Had No Flood Insurance
Sep 5 2023 // HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida`s Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state`s west coast as a Category 3 storm last...
Private Flood Insurers See Opportunity as NFIP Increases Rates
Sep 4 2023 // While the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rolls out a new rating program generating premium increases for many policyholders, the private flood insurance market has seized the opportunity to grow its market share...
Tampa Bay Gets Flooding But Again Dodges Direct Hit. Protected by Native Spirits?
Sep 1 2023 // Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, which caused some serious flooding as it...
Slovenia Estimates €7 Billion Price Tag for Reconstruction After Floods
Aug 31 2023 // Rebuilding from this month’s floods in Slovenia will cost €7 billion ($7.6 billion) over the next five years, Prime Minister Robert Golob said. The government is preparing new legislation to serve as a road map for...
Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Parts of West Virginia
Aug 30 2023 // Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said. Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency in at least five counties, enabling the National Guard...
2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market
Aug 29 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...
Nova Scotia Floods Cost Insurers More Than C$170 Million
Aug 25 2023 // An atmospheric river event that led to significant flooding in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23, 2023, is estimated to have caused over C$170 million (US$125.5 million) in insured damage, according to initial estimates from...
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Show Went On Despite Flooding of Theater
Aug 25 2023 // Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential rains and flooding forced them to flee, with water inundating the playhouse’s vast basement of dressing rooms, costumes and...
Florida Citizens Posts Info on New Flood Insurance Requirements
Aug 24 2023 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s residual but still-largest property insurer, has posted new information about when and where flood insurance is required for policyholders. The Florida Legislature last...
Federal Reserve Fines Alabama Bank $3M for Flood Insurance Monitoring Issues
Aug 24 2023 // The Federal Reserve Board has fined Regions Bank, based in Birmingham, Alabama, almost $3 million for failing to ensure that borrowers maintained flood insurance on their properties. The board did not detail the...
Wright Flood to Launch Residential, Private Flood Insurance Option in 5 States
Aug 22 2023 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services introduced FocusFlood, the company’s newest product and an extension of its popular ResiFlood program, into Florida, Texas, New Jersey, South Carolina and Louisiana. Written...
Insureds Hot About Flood Insurance Costs? Some Areas Are Seeing 35% Discounts
Aug 22 2023 // Florida property owners stuck with higher premiums and new flood insurance mandates may want to nudge their local governments to take a look at the town of Cutler Bay and the counties of Monroe, Pinellas and Ocala. Those...
Private Flood Insurers See Opportunity as NFIP Increases Rates
Aug 21 2023 // While the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rolls out a new rating program generating premium increases for many policyholders, the private flood insurance market has seized the opportunity to grow its market share...
