Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mass. Urges Coastal Communities to Elevate Structures Above Floodwaters
May 27 2008 // Coastal communities in Massachusetts should encourage property owners to elevate their buildings to avoid future flooding and storm surge damage, according to officials advising on storm mitigation efforts. In addition to...
London’s City Risks Floods
May 27 2008 // The City of London – a roughly one square mile area along the north bank of the Thames – is the heart of the UK’s financial and insurance industries. So when Aon warned that the area is at risk from flood...
Federal Loans Available to Mississippi Flood Victims
May 22 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have opened offices for Mississippi flood victims to apply for assistance. Those affected by the flooding Mississippi River can apply for...
Minnesota Governor Signs Flood Insurance Disclosure Bill
May 20 2008 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill on May 14th that requires insurance companies and agents to notify homeowners annually if their insurance policies do not include flood coverage. The required notice will say the...
Report Tallies Trade-offs of Adding Wind to Federal Flood Insurance
May 19 2008 // Adding wind coverage to the current federal flood and wind insurance program could benefit some policyholders and market participants but would also involve trade-offs, says a new government report. While current...
Report Tallies Trade-offs of Adding Wind to Federal Flood Insurance
May 19 2008 // Adding wind coverage to the current federal flood and wind insurance program could benefit some policyholders and market participants but would also involve trade-offs, says a new government report. While current...
Tennessee Eyes Ban on Suits if Flood Warnings Ignored
May 19 2008 // Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The legislation, which unanimously passed the Tennessee...
Senate Rejects Adding Wind Coverage to Flood Insurance Program
May 19 2008 // The U.S. Senate officially rejected a bid by Gulf state senators to add wind coverage to the financially strapped federal flood insurance program. Lawmakers from Louisiana and Mississippi cited problems that occurred after...
House, Senate Must Work Out Differences in Flood Insurance Bills
May 14 2008 // The Senate voted Tuesday to extend until 2013 a federal program that insures millions of U.S. homes against floods and to forgive $17 billion in debt that the program built up during Hurricane Katrina. In an issue of...
Northwestern Montana Flooding Predicted as Temperatures Rise
May 13 2008 // Some northwestern Montana rivers and streams are likely to flood by next weekend as temperatures rise and part of the mountain snowpack melts, the National Weather Service says. Emergency-services workers met May 9 in...
First American Spatial Solutions Releases Flood Catastrophe Model
May 13 2008 // First American Spatial Solutions launched its new U.S. flood catastrophe model, a key component of its suite of advanced flood risk solutions, which includes geospatial analytics, basic flood data, flood risk scoring and...
Iowa Flood Cleanup Costs Hit $735,000
May 12 2008 // City officials say keeping the Mississippi River from causing extensive damage and cleaning up flooded areas has cost the city $735,000 so far. The figure includes overtime for city workers who scrambled to build an...
Mississippi River Receding Quickly in Mississippi
May 12 2008 // With the Mississippi River receding at quick pace, officials opened the Steele Bayou flood control gates in Vicksburg May 8. That means water should also start receding from the 344,000 acres of flooded forest and farmland...
Bush Declares Northern Maine Federal Disaster after Floods
May 12 2008 // President Bush declared a northern Maine county a federal disaster on Friday after historic flooding that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes this month. The declaration makes federal assistance available in Aroostook...
Senate Rejects Adding Wind Coverage to Flood Insurance Program, 73-19
May 12 2008 // The U.S. Senate last week officially rejected a bid by Gulf state senators to add wind coverage to a financially strapped federal program that provides flood insurance. Lawmakers from Louisiana and Mississippi cited...
New Mississippi Supreme Court Building Floods
May 9 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court is rescheduling cases after the new Gartin Justice Building was flooded on all four floors. The building houses the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, among others. Judges and their staff...
Flood Warnings Issued in South Dakota after Record-setting Blizzard
May 8 2008 // Warm weather on the heels of a record-setting blizzard late last week (week of April 28 – May 2, 2008) in western South Dakota has led to threats of flooding as the snow melts. A flood warning was in effect for the...
Update: Tennessee Drivers Could Face Reckless Driving Charge for Ignoring Flood Signs
May 8 2008 // Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The House voted unanimously on May 6 to approve the measure...
Senate Advances Renewal of Flood Insurance without Wind Coverage
May 7 2008 // A bill to renew the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) passed a key test vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, with aides saying they expected final action on the legislation before the end of the week. The Senate agreed...
Cleanup Efforts from Flooding Continue in Davenport, Quad Cities, Iowa
May 7 2008 // With cleanup efforts under way, life is slowly returning to normal in riverfront areas across the Quad Cities in Iowa. Cleanup crews went to work on Monday, May 5th even though flooding was still a worry in some...
