Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Hampshire Woman Sues City over 2007 Flooding
Aug 14 2008 // A Rochester, New Hampshire woman is suing the city, alleging it did not maintain a dam, causing her home to be devastated by flooding last year. Rufus Roux’s home was damaged in April 2007, when heavy rain and...
New York Flood Insurance Notification Rules Change at Month’s End
Aug 14 2008 // New York home insurers must begin sending annual flood notices to their clients at the end of this month, part of a rules changes that goes into effect Aug 31. The New York Insurace Department has begun sending a circular...
Iowa Town Out of Money After Floods
Aug 14 2008 // City leaders in Palo, Iowa say they have spent the city’s entire general fund budget on flood recovery. Officials say the town, which has about 900 residents and a $300,000 budget, is out of money. City Hall alone...
Upstate New York Swamped by Flooding from Rain Runoff
Aug 13 2008 // Authorities in an Albany-area city are assessing the damage from flooding caused by heavy rains. Fire officials say Monday’s flooding in Rensselaer, across the Hudson River from Albany, submerged numerous cars and...
New Mexico Governor Proposes $3.6 M Flood Recovery
Aug 11 2008 // New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is proposing $3.6 million in state aid to help the Ruidoso area recover from massive flooding in July. Richardson announced the proposed emergency relief package during a trip to Ruidoso and...
FM Global: Companies Exposed but Underprepared for Natural Disasters
Aug 8 2008 // Most of the largest corporations in North America are exposed to natural disasters, but many are not well-prepared for such catastrophes and are not overly concerned about the potential business impact, according to a new...
RMS unveils New UK Inland Flood Model, EU Earthquake Model
Aug 8 2008 // UK Flood Model Risk Management Solutions has released a major new upgrade to its U.K. Inland Flood Model. “The upgraded model will enable all segments of the insurance industry to drill down to a finer level of...
Officials Estimate It Will Cost $15 Million to Update Iowa Flood Maps
Aug 8 2008 // Iowa officials estimate it will cost $15 million to bring the state up to speed on flood plain maps. Only 50 of Iowa’s 99 counties have complete maps that meet federal standards. The outdated or incomplete maps are...
Iowa Gov. Culver: $1.2 Billion in Flood Damages Unmet by Aid
Aug 4 2008 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said July 22 that state officials have identified $1.2 billion in flood damage that hasn’t been met by disaster aid, and he’s asking Congress to move quickly to provide more...
It Figures
Aug 4 2008 // $235 Million Ohio businesses that aren’t paying insurance bills to cover injured workers can expect a visit from the state. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said July 16 that it is creating a compliance...
The Complete Condo Package, Part 1
Aug 4 2008 // Fitting the Pieces Together for a Comprehensive Association or Unit Owners’ Coverage Picture Completing the condominium insurance picture necessitates jigsaw puzzle tenacity. Quite a few pieces must be snapped...
GAO: Flood Program Lacks Funds to Face Future
Aug 4 2008 // The National Flood Insurance Program owes the federal Treasury more than $17 billion from hurricane-related losses and has been unable to set aside enough money to meet catastrophic losses that could arise in the future,...
Funds Available for Midwest Flood Insurance Policyholders to Rebuild Higher
Jul 31 2008 // Flood insurance policyholders rebuilding in the wake of the June severe storms and flooding in he Midwest may be eligible for up to $30,000 to help cover the cost of bringing their property into compliance with local...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Developing New Floodplain Map
Jul 30 2008 // A new floodplain map under development for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shows a levee on the Cedar River’s west bank was too low to protect large sections of the city from a 100-year flood. That’s despite the fact that...
Flooding in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium Adds $5.6M to Cost
Jul 30 2008 // Flooding in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium is expected to add more than $5 million to the cost of the new home of the Indianapolis Colts, officials said. The Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority...
Damages from Hurricane Dolly May Reach $750 Million
Jul 28 2008 // Catastrophe risk specialist RMS says the insurance bill for damage from Hurricane Dolly, which hit Southwest Texas on July 23, may go as high as $750 million, while Boston-based AIR Worldwide estimates damages to come in...
Threat of Flooding Persists After Dolly Downgrades to Tropical Storm
Jul 25 2008 // Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, July 23 lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph (161 kph) and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated...
One Year Later Recovery from Flood Slow in Kansas Town
Jul 25 2008 // A year after a refinery oil spill into floodwaters blanketed a third of this southeast Kansas town, little remains in the area that was damaged. The oil-drenched houses are gone, and only a few homeowners have rebuilt....
Indiana Farmers Seek More Flood Control for Kankakee River
Jul 25 2008 // A group of northwestern Indiana farmers who say some of their cropland flooded this spring because state officials failed to repair a breached river bank are pushing for more local control over the region’s...
Iowa Gov. Culver: $1.2 Billion in Flood Damages Unmet
Jul 24 2008 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said July 22 that state officials have identified $1.2 billion in flood damage that hasn’t been met by disaster aid, and he’s asking Congress to move quickly to provide more...
