Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Climate Change Means Californians Need Flood Insurance Now, Too
Sep 5 2023 // Californians know wildfires and earthquakes; hurricanes, not so much. So when Tropical Storm Hilary inundated Southern California in normally bone-dry August, it showed just how exposed homeowners are to a growing...
Vermonters Race to Find Housing As Flood Recovery Continues and Winter Approaches
Sep 5 2023 // Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and her family don`t yet know what they will do for housing long-term. She and her husband, their three kids and his mother have...
Horseshoe Beach Hopes to Rebuild After Idalia, But Most Had No Flood Insurance
Sep 5 2023 // HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida`s Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state`s west coast as a Category 3 storm last...
Private Flood Insurers See Opportunity as NFIP Increases Rates
Sep 4 2023 // While the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rolls out a new rating program generating premium increases for many policyholders, the private flood insurance market has seized the opportunity to grow its market share...
Tampa Bay Gets Flooding But Again Dodges Direct Hit. Protected by Native Spirits?
Sep 1 2023 // Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, which caused some serious flooding as it...
Slovenia Estimates €7 Billion Price Tag for Reconstruction After Floods
Aug 31 2023 // Rebuilding from this month’s floods in Slovenia will cost €7 billion ($7.6 billion) over the next five years, Prime Minister Robert Golob said. The government is preparing new legislation to serve as a road map for...
Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Parts of West Virginia
Aug 30 2023 // Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said. Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency in at least five counties, enabling the National Guard...
2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market
Aug 29 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...
Nova Scotia Floods Cost Insurers More Than C$170 Million
Aug 25 2023 // An atmospheric river event that led to significant flooding in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23, 2023, is estimated to have caused over C$170 million (US$125.5 million) in insured damage, according to the Insurance Bureau...
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Show Went On Despite Flooding of Theater
Aug 25 2023 // Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential rains and flooding forced them to flee, with water inundating the playhouse’s vast basement of dressing rooms, costumes and...
Florida Citizens Posts Info on New Flood Insurance Requirements
Aug 24 2023 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s residual but still-largest property insurer, has posted new information about when and where flood insurance is required for policyholders. The Florida Legislature last...
Federal Reserve Fines Alabama Bank $3M for Flood Insurance Monitoring Issues
Aug 24 2023 // The Federal Reserve Board has fined Regions Bank, based in Birmingham, Alabama, almost $3 million for failing to ensure that borrowers maintained flood insurance on their properties. The board did not detail the...
Wright Flood to Launch Residential, Private Flood Insurance Option in 5 States
Aug 22 2023 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services introduced FocusFlood, the company’s newest product and an extension of its popular ResiFlood program, into Florida, Texas, New Jersey, South Carolina and Louisiana. Written...
Insureds Hot About Flood Insurance Costs? Some Areas Are Seeing 35% Discounts
Aug 22 2023 // Florida property owners stuck with higher premiums and new flood insurance mandates may want to nudge their local governments to take a look at the town of Cutler Bay and the counties of Monroe, Pinellas and Ocala. Those...
Private Flood Insurers See Opportunity as NFIP Increases Rates
Aug 21 2023 // While the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rolls out a new rating program generating premium increases for many policyholders, the private flood insurance market has seized the opportunity to grow its market share...
Rare New England Tornado Damages Homes, Floods Roads, Topples Trees
Aug 21 2023 // A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off an interstate highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees. Tornadoes were reported in several spots...
Potential of ‘Life-Threatening Flooding’ from Hilary in SoCal Mountains, Deserts and Southwest Nevada
Aug 18 2023 // AccuWeather on Friday issued an alert warning of the potential of a “life-threatening, flooding disaster” in the mountains and deserts of Southern California and far southwest Nevada due to Hurricane Hilary. In...
India Braces for More Rain After Floods, Lightning Kill 2,000
Aug 18 2023 // Some regions of India are bracing for more torrential rain, raising the risk of further causalities after natural calamities such as floods and lightning killed 2,000 people during the current monsoon season. Rains have...
Hurricane Hilary Threatens Flooding Rain in California, Nevada and Arizona
Aug 17 2023 // AccuWeather meteorologists say Hurricane Hilary is anticipated to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds to parts of California, Nevada and Arizona. The meteorologists issued the forecast in a media alert that...
What Are China’s ‘Sponge Cities’ and Why Aren’t They Stopping Urban Floods?
Aug 15 2023 // China has been hit by devastating floods in recent weeks, inundating cities and causing deaths and infrastructural damage, as well as raising questions about the effectiveness of its 2015 “sponge city”...
