All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday.Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
Jun 11 2008 // Flooding that’s swamped cities across central and southern Indiana is breaking records set during the state’s most devastating flood in modern times, a deluge that became known as The Great Flood of 1913.That...
Jun 10 2008 // After touring flood-affected areas in central West Virginia and other parts of the state, and witnessing substantial damage, Gov. Joe Manchin expanded the state of emergency declared June 4, to six additional counties and...
Jun 9 2008 // The death toll now stands at eight in the Midwest as tornadoes, severe thunder storms and flooding hit Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin over the last five days. The forecast for all three states call for more of the...
Jun 5 2008 // Flash flooding carried away houses and ripped a child from his father’s grasp in Belize, while falling trees killed two people in Honduras on Tuesday, raising the death toll from Central America’s twin tropical...
Jun 2 2008 // Friend and Colleague“We are devastated that all hope is lost, but we also find a sense of closure in knowing that we can lay to rest our dear friend and colleague with the dignity and respect she deserves.”...
May 30 2008 // Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are touring the Delaware coast to evaluate damage from recent flooding.There is no timetable for a possible disaster designation. According to representatives of...
May 27 2008 // Coastal communities in Massachusetts should encourage property owners to elevate their buildings to avoid future flooding and storm surge damage, according to officials advising on storm mitigation efforts.In addition to...
May 27 2008 // The City of London – a roughly one square mile area along the north bank of the Thames – is the heart of the UK’s financial and insurance industries. So when Aon warned that the area is at risk from flood...
May 22 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened offices for Mississippi flood victims to apply for assistance. Those affected by the flooding Mississippi River can apply for...
May 20 2008 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill on May 14th that requires insurance companies and agents to notify homeowners annually if their insurance policies do not include flood coverage. The required notice will say the...
May 19 2008 // Adding wind coverage to the current federal flood and wind insurance program could benefit some policyholders and market participants but would also involve trade-offs, says a new government report.While current...
May 19 2008 // Adding wind coverage to the current federal flood and wind insurance program could benefit some policyholders and market participants but would also involve trade-offs, says a new government report.While current...
May 19 2008 // Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The legislation, which unanimously passed the Tennessee...
May 19 2008 // The U.S. Senate officially rejected a bid by Gulf state senators to add wind coverage to the financially strapped federal flood insurance program.Lawmakers from Louisiana and Mississippi cited problems that occurred after...
May 14 2008 // The Senate voted Tuesday to extend until 2013 a federal program that insures millions of U.S. homes against floods and to forgive $17 billion in debt that the program built up during Hurricane Katrina.In an issue of...
May 13 2008 // Some northwestern Montana rivers and streams are likely to flood by next weekend as temperatures rise and part of the mountain snowpack melts, the National Weather Service says.Emergency-services workers met May 9 in...
May 13 2008 // First American Spatial Solutions launched its new U.S. flood catastrophe model, a key component of its suite of advanced flood risk solutions, which includes geospatial analytics, basic flood data, flood risk scoring and...
May 12 2008 // City officials say keeping the Mississippi River from causing extensive damage and cleaning up flooded areas has cost the city $735,000 so far.The figure includes overtime for city workers who scrambled to build an earthen...
May 12 2008 // With the Mississippi River receding at quick pace, officials opened the Steele Bayou flood control gates in Vicksburg May 8.That means water should also start receding from the 344,000 acres of flooded forest and farmland...