Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pipeline Leaks into Missouri River in Iowa
Aug 15 2011 // A leak in a natural gas liquids pipeline operated by Enterprise Products Partners spilled fuel into the Missouri River in Iowa, the company said Monday. The leak was on the Iowa side of Enterprise’s Conway North line...
Official Urges Filing of Flood Insurance Claims
Aug 15 2011 // A federal disaster official says South Dakota homeowners and business owners who have flood insurance and have suffered flood damage should file claims now. Mark Neveau of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which...
Democrats, Republicans Compromise on Federal Flood Insurance
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Mississippi Counties Declared Disasters from River Flooding
Aug 12 2011 // Gov. Haley Barbour said several Mississippi counties that reported agricultural losses will be eligible for federal assistance in the aftermath of the Mississippi River flood. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reviewed...
Flood Aid to Montana Reaches $2.4 Million
Aug 12 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has so far approved $2.4 million in flood disaster aid in Montana. Unusually heavy rain and a late-melting snowpack resulted in rising water and flooding across the state...
N.D. Flooding Disaster Aid Surpasses $175 Million
Aug 9 2011 // The amount of disaster aid paid out in response to flooding in North Dakota this year has surpassed $175 million. FEMA says the total includes private and public assistance. People and businesses in Barnes, Benson,...
21 West Virginia Flood-Prone Properties Eligible for Buyouts
Aug 9 2011 // Owners of 21 flood-prone properties in a rural Berkeley County, West Virginia community are being offered buyouts. The parcels in Sportsman’s Paradise include nine vacant lots and 12 with dwellings. Donna Seiler...
Kentucky County Receiving Flood Assistance
Aug 8 2011 // A northern Kentucky county hard hit by spring flooding is receiving nearly $630,000 in federal money to fix damaged roads, parks and buildings. Kathleen Murray, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says seven...
University of Iowa Tests Flood Wall for Art Building
Aug 8 2011 // University of Iowa officials say they’re pleased with how a temporary flood wall held up during a test. The flood wall was erected outside of Art Building West on the Iowa City campus. The building was heavily...
Tropical Storm Emily Breaks up over Haiti; Still Threatens Rains
Aug 5 2011 // Tropical Storm Emily broke apart over the mountains of Haiti and the Dominican Republic Thursday, but its remnants still packed rains threatening flash floods and mudslides in the neighboring Caribbean countries. The U.S....
Aon Benfield Monthly Report Highlights Increased Global Storm Activity
Aug 5 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...
Judge Tosses Suit Challenging FEMA Flood Mapping in Illinois
Aug 4 2011 // A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit three southwestern Illinois counties filed to block the U.S. government from declaring the region’s levees functionally useless. U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert called the...
Tropical Storm Emily on Path toward Haiti
Aug 4 2011 // Tropical Storm Emily brushed past Puerto Rico and set its sights on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than 630,000 people are still without shelter after last year’s earthquake. A “steady shield of...
Federal Aid Approved for N.Y. Flood Victims
Aug 2 2011 // A Long Island congressman says 13 families who lost their homes in flooding more than a year ago will likely receive federal aid. Rep. Steve Bishop tells Newsday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed his...
Oregon Town Passes Bond Measure to Save on Flood Insurance
Aug 1 2011 // MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. _ The levee system along the Walla Walla River is badly in need of repair in one Eastern Oregon town, costing homeowners a flood insurance premium until the system is fixed. The U.S. Army Corps of...
One Year Later, Hard Times for Kentucky Flood Victims
Jul 26 2011 // Along a newly paved road at Harless Creek in Kentucky’s Pike County, dozens of new vehicles and a handful of new modular homes point to progress since severe flooding hit the area a year ago. At Raccoon Creek,...
Settlement Reached in Post-Katrina Patient Deaths
Jul 25 2011 // A New Orleans judge has approved a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed over the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina. The deal was reached between Tenet Healthcare Corp.,...
AIR Expands Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Models to Central America
Jul 25 2011 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced the release of its Central America tropical cyclone model. “The new model covers Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and...
Disaster Money for Flood Victims in North Dakota Tops $50 Million
Jul 25 2011 // Officials say federal and state disaster assistance for victims of North Dakota flooding has gone over the $50 million mark. The money includes grants and low-interest loans. It has gone to residents in Barnes, Burleigh,...
Wyoming Flooding Designated Major Disaster
Jul 25 2011 // President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Wyoming because of spring and summer flooding, opening the way for the federal government to help the state pay for costs incurred from damaged roads, highways and...
