Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Lawmakers Approve $85M in Flood Relief
Oct 3 2016 // West Virginia lawmakers addressed recovery costs from deadly floods in June in a brief session last month. The Senate adjourned Sept. 20 after a two-day session that also included the confirmation of gubernatorial...
Insurers in Iowa Asked to Provide Relief to Those Impacted by Flooding
Oct 3 2016 // In advance of expected late September flooding in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-area, state Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart issued a bulletin requesting the assistance of both property/casualty and life/health insurance...
National Flood Insurance Program Buys Private Reinsurance, Plans More in 2017
Oct 3 2016 // The federal government has contracted with private reinsurers to improve the National Flood Insurance Program’s claims paying ability and reduce the need for the NFIP to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to cover future...
Wisconsin Says Flood Damage Estimate Now Nearing $20M
Sep 30 2016 // Wisconsin emergency management officials say the damage to homes, businesses and public infrastructure from flooding that started last week is now approaching $20 million. In an update on Sept. 28, the State Emergency...
Heavy Rains in North Carolina Bring Floods, Prompt Rescues
Sep 30 2016 // Storms that dumped as much as 8 inches of rain prompted rescues from rising waters and the closing schools in two North Carolina counties. Storms inundated areas around Raleigh and to the south overnight Wednesday,...
Texas Insured Property Losses Setting Record in 2016
Sep 29 2016 // Damaging hail storms and wide-spread flooding have caused record setting losses for both homes and automobiles this year in Texas, according to a state insurance trade group. This year’s insured losses for the first...
Flood Damage in Wisconsin Approaching $10M
Sep 29 2016 // Wisconsin emergency management officials say the damage to homes, businesses and public infrastructure from flooding that started last week is approaching $10 million. In an update night, the State Emergency Operations...
Typhoon Meranti Insured Losses in China Could Top $1 Billion: AIR Worldwide
Sep 29 2016 // Insured losses on mainland China from September’s Typhoon Meranti are expected to fall between $650 million (CNY 4.3 billion) and $1.15 billion (CNY 7.7 billion). According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide,...
Flood Estimates Rise in Minnesota; South Dakota Storms Damage 18 Homes
Sep 28 2016 // Estimates of flood damage from last week’s flood are rising in Waseca, Minnesota, officials say, and in neighboring South Dakota weekend storms damaged homes in the Oglala area. In Minnesota, Waseca County’s...
Governor Declares 2 Texas Counties State Disasters Due to August Floods
Sep 28 2016 // Two South Texas counties have been declared state disaster areas following late-summer heavy rain and flooding. Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 26 announced the disaster declarations for Atascosa and Wilson counties. The time...
Lower Flood Insurance Rates Coming to Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish
Sep 27 2016 // Officials say as many as 4,000 homeowners in Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish may be eligible for a dramatic reduction in flood insurance rates. Starting Oct. 1, residents on the parish’s east bank may be...
Hawaii Governor Asks Obama for Disaster Funding for Maui flooding
Sep 27 2016 // Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he plans to ask President Barack Obama for federal assistance to help Maui communities clean up and repair areas damaged by flooding through Iao Valley. The state and Maui County have already...
Tropical Storm Julia Leaves Wet Mess Behind in North Carolina
Sep 27 2016 // Damage from flooding in eastern North Carolina approached the level of destruction left behind by Hurricane Irene in 2011, Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday. But instead of the hurricane’s storm surge, the cause of this...
12 Extreme Weather Events of the Summer of 2016
Sep 23 2016 // The summer of 2016 has lurched from one extreme weather disaster to another at great cost in lives and damages. Here are just some of the worst and weirdest, according to insurance statistics and meteorologists: Flooding...
State of Emergency from June Floods Extended in 5 West Virginia Counties
Sep 23 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is extending a state of emergency for five West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June. Tomblin announced the extension until Oct. 21 for Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Webster...
S&P: Impact of August Floods on Credit for Affected Louisiana Parishes Will Differ
Sep 22 2016 // The 22 Louisiana parishes that were impacted by record flooding in August will experience varying degrees of economic and financial stress, according to S&P Global Ratings. This is because local governments all have...
National Flood Insurance Program Buys Private Reinsurance, Plans More in 2017
Sep 22 2016 // The federal government has contracted with private reinsurers to improve the National Flood Insurance Program’s claims paying ability and reduce the need for the NFIP to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to cover future...
House Speaker Ryan Backs Louisiana Flood Aid In Spending Bill
Sep 22 2016 // House Speaker Paul Ryan says he supports an immediate infusion of flood aid to Louisiana as part of a temporary government-wide spending bill that’s atop the congressional agenda before lawmakers leave Washington for...
West Virginia Lawmakers Approve $85M in Flood Relief
Sep 21 2016 // West Virginia lawmakers have finished a brief session addressing recovery costs from deadly floods in June. The Senate adjourned Tuesday after confirming gubernatorial appointments. The House of Delegates adjourned...
Flood Damage Aid Sought by East-Side Detroit Residents
Sep 21 2016 // Residents of Detroit’s east side are seeking flood aid for property damage connected to July rainstorms. More than 1,000 claims have been filed with the Detroit Water Sewerage Department in connection to the July...
