All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 6 2018 // Chemical companies are pressing federal officials to spend billions of dollars on a coastal flood control system near Houston to protect petrochemical plants, oil refineries and shipping infrastructure from the next...
Mar 5 2018 // Volunteers are sandbagging homes in the Mississippi Delta, as heavy rains push a river toward a record flood.Pastor Anthony Dean tells WREG-TV that at least one home has already flooded in Quitman County, as the Coldwater...
Mar 5 2018 // Some Southeast Texas homeowners have raised concerns about houses in neighborhoods flooded by Hurricane Harvey being changed from residential to commercial zones.Several displaced residents in Dickinson worry that...
Mar 5 2018 // Utility workers in the Northeast are racing to restore power to more than 1.5 million homes and businesses days after a powerful nor-easter caused flooding and wind damage from Virginia to Maine. Conditions slowly improved...
Mar 5 2018 // Although clear challenges can come with the increasing cost and frequency of global natural disasters, there could also be untapped opportunity for insurers to tackle coverage gaps, according to industry experts.“One...
Mar 2 2018 // The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) has expanded flood insurance products to the state of Texas in partnership with syndicated members of Lloyds of London, the agency announced.The “FloodPlus” insurance...
Mar 2 2018 // A potentially record-breaking nor’easter is set to pummel the U.S. East Coast with wind, snow and rain Friday, putting billions of dollars of coastal real estate at risk from “unprecedented...
Mar 1 2018 // The Muhammad Ali Center is downtown Louisville will remain closed to visitors until March 6 due to extreme flooding. The center says rising water levels in the parking garage forced a shutdown of electric power to the...
Feb 27 2018 // The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to...
Feb 27 2018 // Forecasters expect flooding to persist through the week in the Cincinnati region, and authorities said Monday that will hinder efforts to assess damage.The National Weather Service said the Ohio River crested Sunday at...
Feb 26 2018 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Feb. 23 that leading up to and during Hurricane Harvey it “worked diligently” with officials to inform the public on flooding risks from Houston reservoirs that ended up...
Feb 23 2018 // Shelters have been opened to assist people forced from their homes by flooding in the Midwest, as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow continue to rise in Indiana, Michigan and other states.Flood warnings were in...
Feb 23 2018 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicted ahead of Hurricane Harvey’s arrival that reservoirs in Houston would fill to record levels, flooding adjacent neighborhoods, but never shared the concern with the public,...
Feb 22 2018 // Sandbags were holding back floodwaters in parts of Michigan as a storm system moved across several Midwest and Great Plains states on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, snow and ice to the region.The weather has already been...
Feb 20 2018 // Minot residents whose homes were damaged by the 2011 Souris River flooding or are being bought out for flood protection might be eligible to up to $60,000 for help purchasing another home.The flood damaged or destroyed...
Feb 20 2018 // Flood warnings continue along the Ohio River in West Virginia following recent heavy rains.The National Weather Service says the Ohio River was nearly seven feet above flood stage Sunday at Point Pleasant. It was expected...
Feb 19 2018 // Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance...
Feb 14 2018 // Texas communities slammed by Hurricane Harvey can now apply for a share of a half-billion dollars in federal money that will cover everything from buying out flood-prone homes to building new seawalls and restoring sand...
Feb 14 2018 // Heavy rains flooded areas and caused mudslides in parts of Appalachia, forcing dozens of people out of their homes and into shelters as the high water closed roads and schools.Kentucky Emergency Management spokeswoman...
Feb 13 2018 // Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance...