All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
May 12 2008 // President Bush declared a northern Maine county a federal disaster on Friday after historic flooding that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes this month.The declaration makes federal assistance available in Aroostook...
May 12 2008 // The U.S. Senate last week officially rejected a bid by Gulf state senators to add wind coverage to a financially strapped federal program that provides flood insurance.Lawmakers from Louisiana and Mississippi cited...
May 9 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court is rescheduling cases after the new Gartin Justice Building was flooded on all four floors.The building houses the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, among others. Judges and their staff...
May 8 2008 // Warm weather on the heels of a record-setting blizzard late last week (week of April 28 – May 2, 2008) in western South Dakota has led to threats of flooding as the snow melts.A flood warning was in effect for the...
May 8 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 House voted unanimously on May 6 to approve the measure...
May 7 2008 // A bill to renew the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) passed a key test vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, with aides saying they expected final action on the legislation before the end of the week.The Senate agreed by...
May 7 2008 // With cleanup efforts under way, life is slowly returning to normal in riverfront areas across the Quad Cities in Iowa.Cleanup crews went to work on Monday, May 5th even though flooding was still a worry in some areas....
May 6 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 5 2008 // A river that flooded parts of northern Maine dropped much faster than expected, allowing hundreds of residents who fled their homes to return and assess the damage Friday, officials said.The St. John River dropped below...
May 5 2008 // Yahoo Inc. likely faces a flood of shareholder lawsuits for rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., even if investors find holding the company responsible to be an uphill battle.Microsoft pulled its...
May 5 2008 // The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a “hurricane highway,” a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge into the city, a...