Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Could Rise in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Plan
Mar 12 2019 // Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration intends to roll out in coming weeks to change the way risk is calculated under the National...
Mississippi, Ohio River Communities, Businesses Brace for Spring Floods
Mar 12 2019 // High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are worried things will get worse once the snow starts to melt. The looming U.S. spring could bring a...
Post Harvey Flood Control Projects Underway in Houston Area
Mar 11 2019 // Crews are working on 134 flood control projects as parts of a $2.5 billion bond program approved by Houston-area voters last year in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, officials announced. Another 103 projects are on the...
Australia Floods Cost Insurers US$635M in February: Aon’s Catastrophe Recap
Mar 8 2019 // Australia’s Northern Queensland experienced widespread flooding from Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, which cost insurers more than A$893 million (US$635 million) with total economic losses of at least A$1.7 billion (US$1.2...
Storm-Lashed South Carolina Reassesses Role of Global Warming
Mar 7 2019 // When he took the job 15 years ago, Horry County Emergency Manager Randy Webster figured his biggest disasters would be wind and surge rolling over his county’s beaches, South Carolina’s top tourist...
Report: Flooded Home Buyouts in Texas’ Harris County Less Than Strategic
Mar 5 2019 // Long after the rains stopped and floodwaters receded, thousands of Texans whose homes were flooded by Hurricane Harvey tried to participate in buyout programs that would help diminish the property damage of future...
AmWINS Completes Acquisition of The Flood Insurance Agency of Florida
Mar 5 2019 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has completed the acquisition of The Flood Insurance Agency (TFIA), a Florida-based managing general agency that specializes in private...
Heavy Rains Create Record Water Levels at Atlanta-Area Lake, Cause Flooding
Mar 4 2019 // One of the rainiest winters in recent years has brought the highest water levels in 42 years to Lake Lanier, northeast of Atlanta. The high waters are sloshing into the yards of homes and overtaking docks and walkways....
Virginia Honors Independent Agents for Efforts to Fill Flood Insurance Gaps
Mar 4 2019 // The Virginia House of Delegates passed a joint resolution that would designate the first full week in March each year as Trusted Choice Independent Insurance Agents Week beginning in 2019. HJ 703, introduced by Del. Buddy...
Official: Flooding in Southeast States Could Last for Weeks as Rivers Rise
Mar 1 2019 // Many Southern communities could face weeks of flooding, along with other disruptions, as recent rains have sent many streams over their banks. In one Mississippi Delta hamlet, the mayor says water has cut off all but one...
Northern California River Flooded 2,000 Buildings
Mar 1 2019 // A Northern California river flooded 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings and left two communities virtual islands after days of stormy weather, officials said Wednesday. The towns of Guerneville and Monte Rio were...
Storm Waters Flood, Cut off California Town
Feb 28 2019 // A California town north of San Francisco was accessible only by boat after a rain-swollen river overflowed its banks inundated it overnight, authorities said Wednesday. “Guerneville is officially an island,”...
Officials Begin Assessing Damage as Rivers in Southeast Crest
Feb 27 2019 // The Tennessee River and other streams are lowering in hard-hit areas of north Alabama after days of flooding. The National Weather Service says the Tennessee has crested throughout the region, even though the water is...
Flood Risk High in Missouri This Spring, Weather Service Says
Feb 27 2019 // Missouri towns along the Mississippi River and its tributaries should brace for the prospect of potentially serious flooding this spring, in large part because of an unusually snowy winter to the north. The National...
Altman Says Private Market Flood Insurance Has Grown in Pennsylvania
Feb 27 2019 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman said the number of private market flood insurance policies in Pennsylvania jumped 72 percent from February 2018, as she continued urging homeowners, business owners and...
Insurer Group Warns on Property Losses Due to Climate Change
Feb 27 2019 // Insurers are increasingly worried that rising temperatures will lead to a slump in property values that could spark broader financial turmoil. Those were the conclusions a group run out of the University of Cambridge...
Tornado Kills 1 in Mississippi; Flooding Threatens Southeast
Feb 26 2019 // Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat. A woman was...
Texas’ Harris County to Get $320K Federal Grant for Flood Tunnel Study
Feb 25 2019 // The county home to Houston is in line to receive a $320,000 federal grant to evaluate a flood protection strategy that involves building deep underground tunnels to move stormwater to the city’s ship channel. The...
Several Days of Heavy Rains Soak Southeast, Cause Flooding, Road Closures
Feb 25 2019 // Homes, highways, parks and bridges throughout the South were flooded or put out of commission Saturday, as the toll of days of drenching rains swelled waterways and pooled over saturated lands amid a threat of severe...
Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding, Mudslide in Deep South
Feb 22 2019 // Parts of the Deep South are experiencing flash flooding and other problems from heavy rains. Floodwaters covered roads on Wednesday in parts of eastern Mississippi and northern Alabama. In northwest Georgia, a mudslide was...
