All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 23 2004 // As the floods caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne slowly recede, Haitians are discovering even more devastation and loss of life. More than 1,000 persons have died in the northern city of Gonaives, and another 1,200 are still...
Sep 20 2004 // Shockoe Bottom’s 17.5 Ethos Cafe didn’t have flood insurance. With a 21-foot flood wall shielding the historic, low-lying area in Richmond, Va., from the nearby James River, part-owners of the cafe, Kathy...
Sep 20 2004 // Preliminary reports from insurers indicate that Hurricane Frances will produce significantly more claims than Hurricane Charley, but the average claim will not be as high, according to the Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property...
Sep 20 2004 // West Virginia residents in the Fayette, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo Counties who suffered damage in the late July severe storms can be exempted from paying some state sales and use taxes. Deadline for this exemption for both...
Sep 20 2004 // Tropical Storm Jeanne has left more than 100 people reported dead from floods caused by heavy rains, as it passed along the Haitian coast. Although by recent standards Jeanne was a relatively weak storm, it was nonetheless...
Sep 17 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), reported that insured losses from Hurricane Ivan in the U.S. are likely to range from $2 to $7 billion, based on updated information on landfall location and wind speeds. Additional insured...
Sep 16 2004 // State and federal disaster recovery officials are urging owners who are rebuilding after hurricanes Charley and Frances to consider taking steps now to minimize damage in future storms.“There is no better time than...
Sep 16 2004 // Flood victims in disaster-declared counties reportedly do not need to be concerned that disasters in other states will mean a reduction in funds available for West Virginia. Their applications for assistance will be...
Sep 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. could range from $4 to $10 billion if Hurricane Ivan follows the latest...
Sep 14 2004 // Having left a swath of destruction from Grenada to Cuba, Hurricane Ivan turned its sights on the Florida Panhandle west to New Orleans on Tuesday, forcing thousands to pack what they could and head for higher ground. More...
Sep 6 2004 // Preliminary reports from insurers indicate that Hurricane Frances will produce significantly more claims than Hurricane Charley, but the average claim will not be as high, according to Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property...
Sep 2 2004 // An unexpectedly heavy downpour from the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston led to widespread flooding in Richmond, Va. that left at least five dead and devastated an historic neighborhood that was the heart of the...
Sep 1 2004 // Residents and officials are assessing damage after the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston battered central Virginia with torrential rain Monday, causing heavy flooding that sent cars floating down streets and trapped people...
Aug 24 2004 // West Virginia residents in the Fayette, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo Counties who suffered damage in the late July severe storms can be exempted from paying some state sales and use taxes. Deadline for this exemption for both...
Aug 18 2004 // Insurers are likely to pay out an estimated $7.4 billion for homes, businesses and personal possessions that were damaged by Hurricane Charley, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).The storm, which...
Aug 13 2004 // New Jersey’s U.S. senators are maintaining that many residents affected by last month’s flooding in Burlington and Camden counties are being denied monetary relief because of narrowly defined federal flood...
Aug 13 2004 // by Susan KimBy Friday morning, two million residents and visitors had evacuated Florida as Hurricane Charley edged its 110-mph winds closer to the state’s west coast. The storm could send parts of Tampa and its...
Aug 9 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced that a federal Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia has been granted by the President because of recent flooding in the state. “I thank the President for granting this declaration so...
Aug 3 2004 // With maximum sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour, tropical storm-turned-Hurricane Alex is moving along the coast of North Carolina toward the Outer Banks, and local property owners should take some basic...
Jul 27 2004 // Responding to a request by Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, Jr., the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has surveyed damage from July 12 & 13 floods in Cecil and Harford counties and has declared an “SBA...