Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UK Insurers Could See Underwriting Losses After Storms Ciara, Dennis: Fitch
Feb 21 2020 // Losses from storms Ciara and Dennis, which brought strong winds, torrential rain and widespread flooding to the UK, will increase pressure on UK household insurers’ profits in 2020, said Fitch Ratings. While the...
Think Tank Urges Flood Insurance Program to Stop Enabling Building in High Risk Areas
Feb 20 2020 // The threat of sea-level rise should force policymakers to rethink policies that encourage development in flood-prone regions. One place to start is with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to the...
Floodwaters Begin to Recede in Storm-Ravaged Mississippi
Feb 20 2020 // Hundreds of homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday as floodwaters receded around Mississippi’s capital, and it was unclear when the lights will come back on. Residents in hard-hit areas near Jackson...
Suit Against Army Corps for Post-Harvey Flooding Dismissed by Federal Judge
Feb 20 2020 // A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable for flood damage to thousands of Houston homes after the agency cracked open the gates on two massive dams in the wake of Hurricane...
Arizona Flood Control Project Receives Federal Funding
Feb 20 2020 // Flagstaff, Ariz.’s mayor hailed a federal agency’s commitment of $52 million for a major flood control project, saying it will protect the northern Arizona city from potentially catastrophic effects of flooding...
Soggy Neighborhoods Under Flash-Flood Warning in Mississippi
Feb 19 2020 // Forecasters expected more heavy rains in parts of the flood-ravaged South on Tuesday, prolonging the misery in neighborhoods surrounded by water. Some of the hardest-hit areas were under a flash flood watch, as the...
Update: UK Issues Severe Flood Warnings as Rivers Peak After Storm Dennis
Feb 19 2020 // Residents in central England and Wales piled up sandbags, readied water pumps and hoped for the best Tuesday as rivers peaked after a weekend storm brought up to 6 inches (150 mm) of rain to an already waterlogged...
Officials Warn Mississippi Flooding Could Worsen as Water Continues to Rise
Feb 18 2020 // With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi’s capital city and more rain on the way this week, the governor warned residents that it would be days before flood waters start to...
Days of Torrential Rains in Southeast Leave Swollen Rivers, Mudslides
Feb 14 2020 // Days of torrential rain across the Southeast left residents to deal with rising rivers, falling trees, weakened dams and mudslides Thursday as storms finally subsided. An Alabama town asked residents to cut back on water...
Soaking Rains Cause Rock Slide in West Virginia, Prompt Flood Warning Along Ohio River
Feb 14 2020 // Soaking rains caused part of a hillside to collapse in southern West Virginia and prompted a flood warning along the Ohio River. Highways officials said high water forced road closings in multiple counties Thursday. Near...
Officials Monitoring Dams as Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Across Multiple Southeast States
Feb 13 2020 // A Tennessee hillside collapsed, roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Southeast on Tuesday after a day of heavy rains that once again threatened a Mississippi lake where a dam previously was in danger of...
Report: 2019 Was 7th Year in Last Decade with 10 or More Disasters of $1B-Plus
Feb 12 2020 // Last year was a particularly hazardous one, with natural catastrophes causing excessive damages in what appears to be an ongoing trend of higher losses in the past decade, while also posing a danger in many U.S....
‘Rivers in the Sky’ Causing Billions in Flood Damage in U.S.
Feb 12 2020 // Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars in flood damage across the western U.S. Atmospheric rivers are narrow ribbons of...
Heavy Downpours Cause Flooding Across Alabama, Mississippi
Feb 12 2020 // Storms stretching across the Deep South dumped heavy rains on Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, causing flash floods that covered roads and forced some schools to close. Dozens of roads were under water in low-lying areas...
U.S. Storms, Global Floods, Bushfires Cause Economic Damages of $3B-Plus in January
Feb 11 2020 // U.S. storms, Australian bushfires and hailstorms, and floods in various countries across the globe caused more than $3 billion in economic damages during January, according to Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap report,...
Insured Property Losses from Australia’s Townsville Floods in 2019 Hit A$1.24B: PERILS
Feb 11 2020 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has disclosed its fourth and final property loss estimate for the flood event which hit northern Queensland,...
Storm, Floods Cause Damage at Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park
Feb 11 2020 // Mount Rainier National Park was hit by flooding and landslides that closed all roads to the park and damaged roads, trails and buildings. The damage throughout the park is expected to be revealed as extensive as...
Iowa Senate Passes Bill with $20M for Flood Projects
Feb 10 2020 // The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that provides $20 million for flood relief requested by Gov. Kim Reynolds to help shore up levees in southwest Iowa in anticipation of flooding along the Missouri River this spring. All 48...
Severe Storm Sweeps Through Southeast, Causes 5 Deaths
Feb 10 2020 // More than 260,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm raked the region. At least five people were killed. North Carolina had the most customers...
Australian Insurers Declare Catastrophe for Losses from East Coast Flooding
Feb 10 2020 // The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for property losses caused by storms and flooding along the east coast since February 5. Insurers said they have received 10,000 claims with the value of...
