All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 27 2025 // A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night.A flash flood warning was issued for the...
Jun 26 2025 // Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for BusinessesParametric insurance company Descartes Underwriting has a new flood insurance product it said delivers better protection for US businesses, investors, and...
Jun 25 2025 // Brit Group Holdings Limited announced the launch of Brit Flood, a new digital underwriting platform for brokers to help address the protection gap which exists in the US flood market.“With floods occurring more...
Jun 20 2025 // Central and southern China were on high alert for more flash floods on Friday as the annual East Asia monsoon gathered pace and extreme rainfall threatened disruption in the world’s second-largest economy. Red...
Jun 17 2025 // The death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and all those missing have been found, authorities said.More than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain fell over a span of hours on...
Jun 16 2025 // Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges,...
Jun 10 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt and Kansas Department of Insurance staff will be on-site Tuesday, June 10 in El Dorado to assist Kansans affected by widespread flooding in Butler County, the department...
Jun 5 2025 // One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to...
Jun 2 2025 // As climate change worsens extreme weather around the US, floods are increasing the risk of home foreclosure, according to a new report by First Street Technology Inc., a climate-data company.A big part of the reason why is...
May 27 2025 // The southwest monsoon’s early arrival in India this year is good news for crops, but exactly when, where, and how much rain will fall over the next few months are still difficult questions to answer.To help solve...
May 26 2025 // Australia has drafted in emergency service teams from across the nation to help with clean-up operations after devastating floods in the eastern state of New South Wales.Almost 200 additional personnel will take up...
May 23 2025 // Large swaths of New South Wales state remain on high alert for floods and extreme weather. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue into the weekend in central and southern regions, and coastal areas are bracing for wind...
May 16 2025 // Officials found the body of a 12-year-old boy who was swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway during a storm system that also forced a dozen students to stay overnight at a Maryland high school due to heavy rains...
Apr 30 2025 // The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already woefully unprepared for worsening disasters linked to climate change, a government adviser has said.“We...
Apr 22 2025 // Neptune Flood, one of the largest writers of private flood insurance, named four people to executive-level positions at the St. Petersburg-based company.Matt Duffy was elevated from managing director to president. Alais...
Apr 15 2025 // FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded. But executives say the painstaking task of inspecting...
Apr 15 2025 // A Connecticut agent for Allstate Insurance may be sued by an insured who faults the agent for not renewing a flood insurance policy in a timely fashion, thereby depriving the insured of the benefit of...
Apr 8 2025 // The Ohio River is expected to crest Tuesday night at historically high levels, exacerbating flooding that has already swamped hundreds of homes, businesses and restaurants in Louisville and other parts of Kentucky.While...
Apr 3 2025 // Deadly storms and flooding rains left a path of destruction across 14 states in the US South and Midwest, knocking out power to more than 400,000 customers.Record rain fell in Memphis and eastern Missouri overnight and...
Apr 3 2025 // Deadly storms and flooding rains left a path of destruction across 14 states in the US South and Midwest, knocking out power to more than 400,000 customers.Record rain fell in Memphis and eastern Missouri overnight and...