All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 4 2011 // Shopping Date“We don’t have a specific date set for that at this time.” —Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s press secretary when asked if and when the state planned to restore an insurance department Web...
Jul 1 2011 // A Missouri River levee failed near Percival in southwest Iowa on June 30, the National Weather Service said.The breach, about a mile northwest of the town in Fremont County, had grown to about 200-yards-wide by 9 a.m.,...
Jun 30 2011 // South Dakota Sen. John Thune has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to clarify how the National Flood Insurance Program applies to the current flooding along the Missouri River.FEMA has determined that the flood...
Jun 29 2011 // Catastrophe risk modeler Eqecat has scheduled July 15 as the date to release three significant revisions to its Worldcatenterprise 3.16 platform. The updates cover Eqecat’s North Atlantic hurricane model, its Canada...
Jun 29 2011 // The utilities that run Nebraska’s two nuclear power plants want the public to know the facilities are safe, even though floodwaters from the Missouri River have surrounded one plant and are encroaching on...
Jun 27 2011 // Owners of homes in a Muskogee, Okla., subdivision want the city to give them fair market compensation for their homes as part of a flood-buyout program.But the city says it doesn’t have the money to match federal...
Jun 27 2011 // The Souris River crested nearly 2 feet lower than expected in Minot, N.D., where city officials hoped to ride out the high water without losing more than the thousands of homes already damaged by flooding.The river had...
Jun 27 2011 // Vermont communities in counties that were declared a disaster from spring flooding will get some help applying for federal aid.The Vermont Agency of Transportation will hold a series of meetings for communities to learn...
Jun 23 2011 // Insurers today will again urged federal lawmakers to reauthorize and reform the nation’s flood insurance program, which is slated to lapse on Sept. 30 if Congress does not act.At a hearing today, a Senate Banking...
Jun 23 2011 // Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has signed a disaster declaration for damages around the state caused by the ongoing flooding.The state estimates about $6.8 million in damages so far to agriculture and infrastructure. That includes...
Jun 23 2011 // The commander of North Dakota’s National Guard estimated it will cost $90 million or more to repair roads, parks and other public works from damage caused during spring and summer flooding.Maj. Gen. David...
Jun 22 2011 // Homeowners in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood that had severe flooding in June 2010 say the city is to blame for the flooding.The city denies the claim. At least 17 households filed flood damage claims with the city...
Jun 21 2011 // A new flood map for Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish is expected to offer a mixed bag, shrinking flood zones in some areas while making large tracts of vacant land more difficult to develop.The final version of the...
Jun 21 2011 // James Winters walked slowly through the sweltering remains of his waterlogged home, then wiped the sweat from his brow and pointed to a ceiling fan — the sagging blades were covered in mold because the Mississippi...
Jun 20 2011 // People who bought flood insurance at the last minute after learning of plans to release record amounts of water through the Missouri River reservoir system will not have coverage for damage caused by the rising water. The...
Jun 20 2011 // Insurers must provide full coverage for personal property that’s been moved because of the threat of flooding on the Missouri River, South Dakota insurance regulators have determined. Insurance Director Merle...
Jun 20 2011 // The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has purchased more than 1,000 properties that were damaged during the flooding of 2008. The city said it had acquired 1,001 flood-damaged properties through the Voluntary Property...
Jun 17 2011 // The agency tasked with improving Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois says it has a five-year, $161 million plan to get the job done.The Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District Council revealed the...
Jun 17 2011 // Vermont businesses damaged by recent flooding are now eligible for an emergency low-interest loan program approved by Gov. Peter Shumlin and the chairs of the Legislature’s money committees. The state Emergency...
Jun 15 2011 // Crews in Hamburg, Iowa, were busy June 14 building up a secondary barrier to protect the small Iowa town after the swollen Missouri River punched a massive hole in the main levee.The river ruptured two levees in northwest...