Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Yards Flood Due to Barge Stuck on Alabama Dam
Jun 17 2021 // A barge is stuck against a dam in Alabama, causing flooded yards in Mississippi, officials said. The barge can’t be removed from the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam in Aliceville, Alabama, until the water goes down, Lowndes...
Northwestern North Dakota Blasted by Flash Floods, Hail, Strong Winds
Jun 14 2021 // Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of people in northwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana after a round of storms smacked the region with heavy rains, high winds and hail. The Bismarck Tribune...
Insurance Council of Australia Declares Flood Catastrophe for Regions of Victoria
Jun 14 2021 // The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for regions of Victoria affected by significant storms and flooding of the last few days. The ICA’s catastrophe declaration serves to escalate and...
May’s Global Disasters Include Hailstorms, Floods, Cyclones, Quakes, Volcanic Eruption
Jun 11 2021 // U.S. insurers face a multi-billion-dollar payout from May’s convective storms, which spawned extensive hail, tornado, wind and flood damage across a series of separate events during the month, according to broker Aon...
Floods Could Threaten Denmark’s Financial System: Central Bank
Jun 10 2021 // Denmark’s central bank warned rising waters pose a threat to the financial system as property used as collateral against bank loans may be worthless in coming years, amid increasing damage by climate change to the...
Louisiana Lawmakers Balk at Paying Settlement From 1983 Flood
Jun 8 2021 // Louisiana has for years owed millions of dollars to residents whose homes flooded because of interstate construction work, but lawmakers continue to balk at making the payment, even after a proposed settlement deal...
Florida’s Altmaier Sees His State’s Private Flood Insurance Market Helping Others
Jun 7 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Florida has 90,000 private flood insurance policies in force now– a 300% increase since passing legislation to encourage private insurers to offer the coverage in 2014, according to...
Pennsylvania Property Owners Encouraged to Purchase Flood Insurance
Jun 2 2021 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman is urging property owners to consider purchasing flood insurance to protect their homes, businesses and possessions. For many Pennsylvanians, extreme weather, including...
Louisiana Governor Seeks Flooding Disaster Declaration
Jun 1 2021 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal disaster for the state after severe weather and flash flooding caused damage to at least 2,000 homes in May. Edwards’ request is for...
Heavy Rain Causes Floods in New Zealand’s Canterbury Region, Forcing Evacuations
Jun 1 2021 // WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday with some recounting dramatic helicopter rescues as heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the Canterbury...
FEMA Approves More Flood Aid for 22 Kentucky Counties
Jun 1 2021 // Kentucky’s request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday. Assistance can include...
It Doesn’t Take a Hurricane to Cause a Flood
May 25 2021 // Flooding is the costliest — and the most common — natural disaster to significantly impact communities across the United States, The PEW Charitable Trusts notes in reporting on flood-prepared communities. Flood events...
Tennessee Opening 3 Recovery Centers for People Dealing with March Floods
May 24 2021 // Tennessee officials are opening three recovery centers to help people find assistance after flooding in March. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the Multi-Agency Recovery Centers open Saturday in...
Houston Area to Get little of $1B in Federal Harvey Flood Aid
May 23 2021 // Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on May 21 after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey, would be getting only a small part of the $1 billion that Texas is...
Louisiana Sets Up $30M Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Lake Charles Neighborhood
May 23 2021 // Louisiana is offering a $30 million voluntary buyout program to residents of a neighborhood that has flooded three times in recent years, Gov. John Bel Edwards said on May 21. Recent rains brought the latest floods to the...
Louisiana, Texas Brace for More Heavy Rain and Flooding
May 21 2021 // Heavy rain across the eastern Texas and western Louisiana Gulf Coasts may bring more flooding on Friday, the National Weather Service said, with rainfall-related deaths rising to five in Louisiana. Of the five deaths, four...
Louisiana Private Flood Insurance Bill Returned to House from Senate
May 20 2021 // A Louisiana bill that would make it easier for private flood insurance carriers to offer flood insurance in the state has been sent back to the House to contemplate amendments added by the Senate. House Bill 577, by Rep....
Heavy Rains Flood Homes, Cars in South Louisiana
May 19 2021 // Heavy rains that swept across southern Louisiana flooded homes, swamped cars and closed a major interstate on May 18. The brunt of nature’s fury was taken once again by Lake Charles, in a coastal zone still...
Alaska Governor Declares Disaster Following Flooding
May 19 2021 // Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a disaster for the city of Buckland and Native Village of Buckland in northwest Alaska following flooding from an ice jam last week, his office announced. Dunleavy, in a statement, said the...
Attorney: Michigan Flood Victims May Have to Wait for Accountability
May 19 2021 // A lawsuit that accuses the state of Michigan of failing to regulate and enforce safety regulations on a dam that failed, causing an estimated $200 million in damages and destroying 2,500 structures, may not be resolved...
