Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Despite Disastrous Flooding, Future of Louisiana Project Remains Murky
Dec 28 2016 // Despite the flooding that struck south Louisiana in August, prospects for a decades-old project aimed at protecting Baton Rouge, La. area homes remain murky. The 12-mile structure is called the Comite River Diversion...
Philippines Hunts for Crew of Ship Sunk by Typhoon Nock-Ten; AIR Comments
Dec 28 2016 // The Philippine coast guard pressed its search Tuesday for 18 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the height of Typhoon Nock-Ten, which struck the country on Christmas Day. Coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo said 14...
Louisiana Meeting to Discuss Flood Spending Plans Set for January
Dec 27 2016 // Plans for spending more than $1 billion in newly approved federal flood recovery money will be discussed at a Jan. 6 meeting of the Restore Louisiana Task Force. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro...
Report: West Virginia Flooded with Painkillers by Drug Wholesalers
Dec 27 2016 // Drug wholesalers shipped 780 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia in just six years, a period when 1,728 people fatally overdosed on these two painkillers, according to an investigation by the...
Texas Surplus Office Projects 2016 Increase in Premium, Filings
Dec 22 2016 // Projections show that the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas is on track to surpass fourth quarter premium totals set in the past two years, according to data prepared by the office. The amount of surplus lines filings...
Needing More Work, Minot’s Flooded Home Buyout Policy on Hold
Dec 19 2016 // A proposed change to Minot, N.D.’s home buyout policy following the devastating 2011 Souris River flood is on hold for more refinement. The City Council is considering providing extra compensation to homeowners who...
Restoration Company Suing West Virginia’s New Gov Over Unpaid Flood Cleanup Bills
Dec 19 2016 // West Virginia Gov.-elect Jim Justice’s businesses are being sued by a flood restoration company for unpaid bills, after cleanup crews restored parts of the Greenbrier following flooding that hit parts of the state in...
NFIP Payouts to Matthew Victims Top $162M
Dec 19 2016 // The National Flood Insurance Program has paid out more than $162 million to victims in the five-state area hit by Hurricane Matthew–Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the Federal Emergency...
Council Bluffs, Iowa Races to Improve Levees in Advance of FEMA Deadline
Dec 19 2016 // Improvements to the Council Bluffs, Iowa, levee system are continuing as city officials hope to beat federal government action that could cost homeowners a boatload of cash in flood insurance. The city council approved the...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: Florida’s Evolving Flood Market
Dec 16 2016 // Before McCarty announced his decision to leave office, he initiated dialogue with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over the National Flood Insurance Program’s rate making. Citing the fact that the flood...
Rapid Repairs Sought After Pennsylvania Creek Flood Wall Section Collapse
Dec 14 2016 // Authorities city say they will seek funding for rapid repairs following the collapse of a section of a creek flood wall in a northeastern Pennsylvania city. Wilkes-Barre city administrator Ted Wampole says a 40-foot...
Appeals Court Allows Suit Against Firm in Pennsylvania Flood Deaths
Dec 13 2016 // An appeals court has cleared the way for refiling of a lawsuit against an engineering firm in the deaths of four people killed in flash flooding in Pittsburgh more than five years ago. Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. earlier...
Q&A with FEMA’s Fugate: Capitalism, Socialism and Disaster Mitigation
Dec 13 2016 // In January, Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate gave states a choice for dealing with climate change. Option A: Do nothing about the rising toll of extreme weather, and hope Congress’s...
Council Bluffs, Iowa Races to Improve Levees Before FEMA Deadline
Dec 12 2016 // Improvements to the Council Bluffs, Iowa, levee system continue step-by-step as city officials keep hoping it’s fast enough to beat federal government action that could cost homeowners a boatload of cash in flood...
Private Flood Insurance a Focus for Pennsylvania Insurance Department in 2017
Dec 8 2016 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has a plan to continue furthering its initiatives within the private flood insurance market in 2017. This comes after the North Central part of the state of Pennsylvania saw flooding...
A Look Back at 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Dec 8 2016 // The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season concluded on Nov. 30 with 15 named storms generating seven hurricanes, three of which were considered major ones, according to the industry’s Insurance Information Institute...
NFIP Payouts to Matthew Victims Top $162M
Dec 5 2016 // The National Flood Insurance Program has paid out more than $162 million to victims in the five-state area hit by Hurricane Matthew—Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the Federal Emergency...
FEMA Grants Extension of Louisiana Flood Insurance Claims Deadline
Dec 5 2016 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says federal authorities have granted his request for an extension of the filing deadline for those affected by August floods to submit a proof of loss claim. Edwards, in a statement, said...
FEMA Adds 4,400 Properties to High-Risk Flood Zones in Tennessee County
Dec 5 2016 // Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into effect next year in Davidson County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last month finalized revised flood...
Virginia Flood Damage from Matthew Costliest Since Isabel, Officials Say
Dec 2 2016 // Virginia suffered only a glancing blow from Hurricane Matthew last month when unprecedented amounts of rain fell, but on Wednesday officials estimated flood damage to be hundreds of millions of dollars, making it the...
