Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tropical Storm Julia Leaves Wet Mess Behind in North Carolina
Sep 27 2016 // Damage from flooding in eastern North Carolina approached the level of destruction left behind by Hurricane Irene in 2011, Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday. But instead of the hurricane’s storm surge, the cause of this...
12 Extreme Weather Events of the Summer of 2016
Sep 23 2016 // The summer of 2016 has lurched from one extreme weather disaster to another at great cost in lives and damages. Here are just some of the worst and weirdest, according to insurance statistics and meteorologists: Flooding...
State of Emergency from June Floods Extended in 5 West Virginia Counties
Sep 23 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is extending a state of emergency for five West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June. Tomblin announced the extension until Oct. 21 for Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Webster...
S&P: Impact of August Floods on Credit for Affected Louisiana Parishes Will Differ
Sep 22 2016 // The 22 Louisiana parishes that were impacted by record flooding in August will experience varying degrees of economic and financial stress, according to S&P Global Ratings. This is because local governments all have...
National Flood Insurance Program Buys Private Reinsurance, Plans More in 2017
Sep 22 2016 // The federal government has contracted with private reinsurers to improve the National Flood Insurance Program’s claims paying ability and reduce the need for the NFIP to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to cover future...
House Speaker Ryan Backs Louisiana Flood Aid In Spending Bill
Sep 22 2016 // House Speaker Paul Ryan says he supports an immediate infusion of flood aid to Louisiana as part of a temporary government-wide spending bill that’s atop the congressional agenda before lawmakers leave Washington for...
West Virginia Lawmakers Approve $85M in Flood Relief
Sep 21 2016 // West Virginia lawmakers have finished a brief session addressing recovery costs from deadly floods in June. The Senate adjourned Tuesday after confirming gubernatorial appointments. The House of Delegates adjourned...
Flood Damage Aid Sought by East-Side Detroit Residents
Sep 21 2016 // Residents of Detroit’s east side are seeking flood aid for property damage connected to July rainstorms. More than 1,000 claims have been filed with the Detroit Water Sewerage Department in connection to the July...
South Carolina to Provide $35M in Aid to 1,250 Farmers Hit by 2015 Floods
Sep 20 2016 // Nearly 1,250 farmers in South Carolina will get more than $35 million in aid for their losses during last October’s massive floods. The Department of Agriculture said in a news release Thursday that 88 farmers will...
Louisiana’s Flooding Response Costs Could Reach $81M
Sep 19 2016 // Louisiana’s share of response costs to the August flooding could reach $81 million or more. That’s the estimate lawmakers received on Sept. 16, in a first accounting by Gov. John Bel Edwards’...
Flooding on Hawaiian Island Prompts Emergency Proclamation
Sep 19 2016 // Maui residents and emergency crews are cleaning up following heavy downpours that flooded homes and caused landslides. Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa signed an emergency proclamation after the storm last week, which dropped...
Scientists Predict Climate Change to Cause More Droughts, Flooding in Carolinas
Sep 19 2016 // Experts warn the Carolinas will face droughts and deluges in coming years. Scientists, farmers and water managers met in Charlotte last week to explore ways to deal with coming dry weather and the sudden flooding that the...
Closing Quote: Health and Optimism in Surplus Lines
Sep 19 2016 // The surplus lines industry continues to outperform the overall property/casualty market, but that doesn’t mean it’s not without its own challenges. The annual U.S. Surplus Lines – Segment Review, produced...
How Competition Brings Out E&S Market’s Creativity
Sep 19 2016 // Emerging risks or traditional lines, innovation makes the difference The surplus lines market is eyeing another year of solid results for 2015. At press time, the final figures for 2015 surplus lines had yet to be released...
Residential, Commercial Damage from August Louisiana Flood Estimated at $8.7B
Sep 19 2016 // The August 2016 flooding in Louisiana caused an estimated $8.7 billion in damage to residential and commercial properties. Damage to businesses in the state has exceeded $2 billion, according to a report commissioned by...
Super Typhoon Meranti Batters Taiwan: Risk Modelers AIR, RMS Assess Impact
Sep 15 2016 // Super Typhoon Meranti delivered very strong wind, high storm surge, and flooding precipitation to southern Taiwan as it passed through Luzon Strait near noon local time Wednesday. According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR...
West Virginia Governor Wants Special Session to Address $300M in Flood Damage
Sep 15 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin plans to call lawmakers into session next week to cover West Virginia’s share of recovery costs after deadly floods in June caused about $300 million in damages. Tomblin told reporters Tuesday...
August Flood Damage to Louisiana Agriculture: $277M
Sep 14 2016 // A new study says the mid-August flooding’s wreckage of south Louisiana crops and farmland caused an estimated $277 million in damage. The estimate released Tuesday by LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry is more than...
National Flood Insurance Program Claim Filing Deadline Extended in Louisiana
Sep 13 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted an extension for Louisiana National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders affected by August’s severe storms and flooding to file proof-of-loss...
Louisiana Economic Development: $8.7B Residential, Commercial Damage in August Flood
Sep 12 2016 // The August 2016 flooding in Louisiana caused an estimated $8.7 billion in damage to residential and commercial properties, according to Louisiana Economic Development. Damage to businesses in the state has exceeded $2...
