All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 15 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin plans to call lawmakers into session next week to cover West Virginia’s share of recovery costs after deadly floods in June caused about $300 million in damages.Tomblin told reporters Tuesday...
Sep 14 2016 // A new study says the mid-August flooding’s wreckage of south Louisiana crops and farmland caused an estimated $277 million in damage.The estimate released Tuesday by LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry is more than...
Sep 13 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted an extension for Louisiana National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders affected by August’s severe storms and flooding to file proof-of-loss...
Sep 12 2016 // The August 2016 flooding in Louisiana caused an estimated $8.7 billion in damage to residential and commercial properties, according to Louisiana Economic Development.Damage to businesses in the state has exceeded $2...
Sep 9 2016 // Eleven years ago, Sam Barbera hooked up his boat and headed to New Orleans to ferry people from Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters. Four weeks ago, he found himself in another boat for rescues — this time at home in...
Sep 8 2016 // As a result of the record-breaking flooding in his state in August, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the filing deadline for Louisiana...
Sep 8 2016 // Coastal American Insurance Co. has introduced a combined wind and flood insurance policy for policyholders in Mississippi. The new private flood endorsement is designed to eliminate disputes over concurrent causation,...
Sep 7 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.We have all seen the dramatic pictures of destruction and loss after a devastating flood event. Usually, the scene is depicted as a sea of water inundating broad areas...
Sep 7 2016 // Experts studying demographics and data following south Louisiana’s great flood of 2016 tell a newspaper they don’t expect a mass exodus of people from the area, such as the one that followed Hurricane Katrina...
Sep 6 2016 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says his state had more than $8.7 billion in damage from catastrophic flooding in August, and the figure will increase as officials finish assessing damage to roads and other public...
Sep 6 2016 // Hurricane Newton made landfall Tuesday morning in northwest Mexico and will probably cause damage from heavy rain.Cabo San Lucas, a popular tourist destination, will be hit by winds moving as fast as 90 miles (144...
Sep 6 2016 // It’s estimated that more than 60,000 homes were damaged by the record flooding in south central Louisiana in mid-August. Twenty parishes were impacted in the severe weather event that resulted in major property...
Sep 6 2016 // With thousands displaced due to massive flooding in Louisiana and too many other similar incidences, it is time to reexamine the flood insurance landscape. Unfortunately, many caught up in this disaster did not have flood...
Sep 6 2016 // Too few Americans take steps to prepare for disasters, and too many assume their home insurance policies will bail them out if one strikes.As disaster season peaks, a new national consumer survey commissioned by Trusted...
Sep 6 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is maintaining a state of emergency for eight West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June.Tomblin announced the extension until Sept. 21 for eight of the 12 counties that remained under a...
Sep 2 2016 // A U.S. senator says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide Louisiana with $6.8 million to fund crisis counseling for flood victims.Sen. David Vitter’s office announced the grant in a news release...
Sep 2 2016 // Hermine, the first hurricane to strike Florida since 2005, has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland, after threatening soy and cotton crops and leaving large swaths of the region at risk of...
Sep 1 2016 // Over the past several months, the Northeastern U.S. has experienced abnormally dry conditions leading to a drought that could last into the fall. Now, it is facing a different problem with the looming risk of heavy rain...
Sep 1 2016 // Federal agencies, state and local governments continue to support and assist those affected by flooding in Louisiana.Since President Obama’s major disaster declaration to 20 parishes in south Louisiana, the Federal...
Aug 31 2016 // After eight hurricanes in two years between 2004 and 2005, we haven’t seen a hurricane in Florida for over 10 years. Has the state learned from those storms? Are the insurance companies ready? What about the...