Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Editor’s Note: Of wind and floods
Jul 23 2007 // Is there a place for windstorm coverage in the National Flood Insurance Program? Not according to three major trade groups representing insurance companies — they have officially taken a stand against proposals to...
South Texas counties at odds with FEMA over maps
Jul 23 2007 // Hidalgo County, Texas, officials are moving to block the release of an updated Rio Grande flood plain map that would force property owners to buy flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to release...
Editor’s Note: Of wind and floods
Jul 23 2007 // Whether or not H.R. 920 is successfully passed, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the federal government is taking notice of the problems certain areas of the country face with regard to windstorm insurance. Is...
Other Mississippians Upset Because they Bothered ‘To Be Responsible’
Jul 20 2007 // Policyholders who settled Hurricane Katrina lawsuits confidentially with insurance companies can keep those payments, along with federal grants for structural damage other homeowners were ineligible to receive or must...
Nearly 18K in La. Interested in Buying FEMA Trailers, Mobile Homes
Jul 17 2007 // Nearly 18,000 occupants of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) travel trailers and mobile homes in Louisiana have shown interested in purchasing their units, the agency has reported. In an effort to help displaced...
Few Kan. Residents Covered by Flood Insurance
Jul 16 2007 // While his flooded neighbors faced an uncertain future, homeowner Bob Foust was already well under way this week repairing the water damage to his house upstream of the refinery’s oil spill. Not only did his house...
Heavy Rains Flood Central Vermont
Jul 13 2007 // Torrential rains pelted central Vermont on Wednesday, triggering flash flooding that washed out roads and inundated the city of Barre, where water ran up to 6 feet deep for a time. Between 3 and 4 inches fell in the area...
FEMA Officials Plan to Survey Flood Damage in Okla.
Jul 12 2007 // Federal officials plan to survey damage and talk to residents this week in flood-ravaged neighborhoods in Bartlesville and Dewey, Okla., where more than 3,000 people were displaced when the Caney River flooded its banks...
Report Shows Mix of Decisions Resulted in Failed New Orleans Levees
Jul 12 2007 // There was no single decision made involving the New Orleans hurricane-protection levee system that shaped its failure to defend the area from flooding resulting from Hurricane Katrina, according to a comprehensive study of...
Judge in La. Won’t Force Prosecutor to Enter Katrina Whisteblower Case
Jul 11 2007 // A federal judge in New Orleans on June 9 withdrew an order challenging U.S. Attorney David Dugas for not intervening in a whistleblowers’ lawsuit that accuses insurance companies of overbilling the federal government...
Miami, Okla., Residents Fear They May not be Able to Return Home
Jul 11 2007 // Sharon Glass fought back tears after hearing she may not be able to return to her flood-damaged home. “I just wonder how a judgment call could be made before FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) officials have...
N.C. Flood Insurance Rates May Soar Under New Coastal Building Code
Jul 10 2007 // Thousands of coastal North Carolina residents could see insurance rates surge this fall as state regulators weigh higher insurance costs against the rising cost of protecting homes. The North Carolina Building Code Council...
Kan: Flooding, Blizzards, Tornadoes Cause Millions of Dollars in Damage
Jul 10 2007 // The first half of 2007 has been one to forget for many Kansans as blizzards, deadly tornadoes and now flooding have caused millions of dollars in damage, disrupted lives and put a dent in the state’s economy. Of the...
Preliminary Damage Assessments Continue After Oklahoma Floods
Jul 10 2007 // As river levels continued to drop and dry weather prevailed in most parts of Oklahoma on July 8, preliminary damage assessments from recent flooding began coming in. In Miami, one of the hardest-hit areas, City Manager...
Delaware River Town Finally Back in Business A Year After Flood
Jul 8 2007 // A year after a flood heavily damaged the borough of Portland, Pa., the last of the downtown businesses reopened. Duane Smith, the owner of the Portland Market, reopened his business last Friday. Smith said it took so long...
Aviva, R&SA Assess UK Flood Costs
Jul 6 2007 // The UK’s two largest insurers, Aviva plc and Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plc, have both issued preliminary estimates of how the claims from the recent floods (See IJ web site June 27, 29 and July 2)...
South Texas Counties at Odds with FEMA Over Flood Maps
Jul 6 2007 // Hidalgo County, Texas, officials are moving to block the release of an updated Rio Grande flood plain map that would force property owners to buy flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to release...
Texas Residents Watch Brazos River in Anticipation of More Flooding
Jul 2 2007 // Texas officials expected the Brazos River to rise above flood level, a cause of concern for residents who evacuated once already last week. The Brazos was expected to swell to around 26 feet, a foot above flood stage,...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
Balancing risk and reward
Jul 2 2007 // In the nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee failures brought widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA has been dedicated to building a stronger, more nimble and...
