Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Floridians Encouraged to Buy Flood Insurance Before Hurricane Season Gets Underway
Apr 23 2013 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is encouraging Floridians to make preparations now for the upcoming 2013 hurricane season by purchasing flood insurance. Flood insurance is administered through the National...
More Rain, Snow Could Lead to More Flooding in Midwest
Apr 23 2013 // The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots and there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over. The good news is that most businesses and homes are high and dry, though hundreds of acres...
Officials: Flood Control Proposal not Worth the Money in Indiana Town
Apr 22 2013 // A project recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after 2008 floods caused about $500 million in damage in Bartholomew County won’t help enough to prevent a recurrence to justify its nearly $8 million cost,...
Louisiana Will Chip in on Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes Floodgate Cost
Apr 22 2013 // State officials in Louisiana have approved a grant that will pay for 50 percent of the cost of a new floodgate to be built on Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes. The Courier reports the barge floodgate will be 56 feet wide and 18...
Oklahoma Flood Insurance Rate Increases in October
Apr 22 2013 // The Oklahoma Department of Insurance says flood insurance administered by the National Flood Insurance Program is set to increase rates for new and renewal policies effective Oct. 1. Flood insurance is offered to...
Mississippi Jury: State Farm Defrauded Flood Program
Apr 22 2013 // A federal jury in Mississippi recently found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder’s wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by the federal flood...
FEMA Has Most N.J. Flood Insurance Claims Settled
Apr 22 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has settled 96 percent of post-Sandy National Flood Insurance Program claims in New Jersey. The agency says that as of April 9, there had been 74,825 claims filed and 70,689...
Rains Wash Away U.S. Drought, Shifting Farm Economy’s Prospects
Apr 19 2013 // Torrential downpours across a broad swath of the U.S. Midwest this week are easing the worst drought in more than 50 years, flooding streams, snarling river transportation, stalling corn plantings – and changing the...
Rain Prompts Flood Worries in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa
Apr 18 2013 // The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather...
New Jersey Official: State to Buy Flood-Prone Homes in ’13
Apr 17 2013 // New Jersey officials plan to unveil a plan in the next two to three weeks for buying out roughly 1,000 flood-prone homes from owners who want to sell them, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman said...
Judge Chides Army Corps over New Orleans Levees
Apr 17 2013 // The Army Corps of Engineers built a “tragically flawed” levee system for New Orleans – but isn’t liable for claims that excavation work by a government contractor weakened a floodwall and caused it...
Iowa Lawmakers Say State Could Pay for Flooded Homes
Apr 17 2013 // Some lawmakers say a bill recently passed by the Legislature could leave taxpayers vulnerable if future flooding damages homes surrounding a lake in eastern Iowa. The measure exempts Lake Delhi along the Maquoketa River...
Louisiana Katrina/ Rita Class Action Flood Settlement Process Revised
Apr 16 2013 // A previous version of the more than $20 million settlement proposed in 2008 in a class action suit over flooding in Louisiana stemming from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been revised. The new settlement now includes a...
Q&A: A Look at Flood Maps and What They Mean in New Jersey
Apr 15 2013 // Earlier in April, the federal government announced that it would not give grants to repair homes badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy unless the owners agreed to make sure they are in compliance with new advisory flood...
Severe Storms Hit Midwest With Snow, Ice, Winds
Apr 12 2013 // Strong storms sweeping across the Midwest damaged homes and businesses in St. Louis, toppled mobile homes and ripped the roof off a Missouri church, while burying other areas in more than a foot of snow. Missouri Gov. Jay...
FEMA Has Most New Jersey Flood Insurance Claims Settled
Apr 11 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has settled 96 percent of the post-Superstorm Sandy National Flood Insurance Program claims in New Jersey.A photo of flooded homes in the Mantoloking, N.J., region on Nov. 2,...
More Sand Bags Going Out To Limit Fire Flooding
Apr 10 2013 // Hundreds of homeowners living near the Waldo Canyon burn area in Colorado Springs are gearing up for more flooding this spring. Officials say the risk of flooding has increased nearly four-fold as a result of environmental...
Jury Finds State Farm Defrauded Flood Insurance Program
Apr 10 2013 // A federal jury in Mississippi has found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder’s wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by federal flood insurance. The...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #29
Apr 10 2013 // Flood Insurance. Who Ever Said Mortgage Companies Know Everything About Flood Insurance? In agency after agency I visit, flood insurance is usually only offered to people if their mortgage company requires it. De facto,...
Houma, Louisiana Floodgate to Be Ready for Hurricane Season
Apr 10 2013 // The flow of the Houma Navigation Canal in Louisiana completely stopped recently for the first time in the waterway’s 50-year existence. The door of the Bubba Dove Floodgate was connected and fully closed as part of...
