Federal Disaster Areas News

AIR Worldwide: Louisiana’s Record Rainfall Caused by Low-Pressure System

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reports that the extensive flooding in southern Louisiana, from west of Baton Rouge to Mississippi, was caused by a slow-moving tropical depression–like low-pressure system that crawled across the region over the past week. “Rainfall amount …

25 Texas Counties Declared Federal Disaster Areas

More than two dozen Texas counties are now eligible for federal help following deadly end-of-December blizzards and tornadoes. President Barack Obama declared 25 counties federal disaster areas. Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 26 requested the disaster designation to provide expanded …