Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Governor: Flood Damage at Least $8.7B
Sep 6 2016 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says his state had more than $8.7 billion in damage from catastrophic flooding in August, and the figure will increase as officials finish assessing damage to roads and other public...
Hurricane Newton Hits Mexico with Threat of Flash Floods, Mud Slides
Sep 6 2016 // Hurricane Newton made landfall Tuesday morning in northwest Mexico and will probably cause damage from heavy rain. Cabo San Lucas, a popular tourist destination, will be hit by winds moving as fast as 90 miles (144...
Flood Insurance Uptake Low in Louisiana Areas Hit by Mid-August Deluge
Sep 6 2016 // It’s estimated that more than 60,000 homes were damaged by the record flooding in south central Louisiana in mid-August. Twenty parishes were impacted in the severe weather event that resulted in major property...
Flood Insurance Belongs in the Hands of the Private Market
Sep 6 2016 // With thousands displaced due to massive flooding in Louisiana and too many other similar incidences, it is time to reexamine the flood insurance landscape. Unfortunately, many caught up in this disaster did not have flood...
Consumers Rely Too Much on Homeowners Insurance: Survey
Sep 6 2016 // Too few Americans take steps to prepare for disasters, and too many assume their home insurance policies will bail them out if one strikes. As disaster season peaks, a new national consumer survey commissioned by Trusted...
State of Emergency Extended for 8 Flood-Ravaged Counties in West Virginia
Sep 6 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is maintaining a state of emergency for eight West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June. Tomblin announced the extension until Sept. 21 for eight of the 12 counties that remained under a...
Senator Says FEMA to Fund Crisis Counseling for Louisiana Flood Victims
Sep 2 2016 // A U.S. senator says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide Louisiana with $6.8 million to fund crisis counseling for flood victims. Sen. David Vitter’s office announced the grant in a news release...
Hermine Weakens As It Hits Florida Panhandle; Some Flooding, Power Outages Expected
Sep 2 2016 // Hermine, the first hurricane to strike Florida since 2005, has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland, after threatening soy and cotton crops and leaving large swaths of the region at risk of...
Northeast Could See Impact of Tropical Storm Hermine After Months of Drought
Sep 1 2016 // Over the past several months, the Northeastern U.S. has experienced abnormally dry conditions leading to a drought that could last into the fall. Now, it is facing a different problem with the looming risk of heavy rain...
Those Affected by Louisiana Flooding Continue to Get Federal Support
Sep 1 2016 // Federal agencies, state and local governments continue to support and assist those affected by flooding in Louisiana. Since President Obama’s major disaster declaration to 20 parishes in south Louisiana, the Federal...
How Florida Insurers Can Prepare for Claims from a Major Hurricane
Aug 31 2016 // After eight hurricanes in two years between 2004 and 2005, we haven’t seen a hurricane in Florida for over 10 years. Has the state learned from those storms? Are the insurance companies ready? What about the...
Typhoon Lionrock Makes Landfall in Japan, Bringing Landslides, Floods & Deaths
Aug 31 2016 // With strong winds, drenching rain, high surf, and coastal flooding, Typhoon Lionrock made landfall in the Tohoku region of Japan Tuesday evening local time, near the city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, according to an...
Nearly 60K New Orleans Homes Moving Out of High-Risk Flood Zone: CoreLogic
Aug 30 2016 // New data analysis released by CoreLogic indicates that in Louisiana’s Orleans Parish, which encompasses the city of New Orleans, nearly 60,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $12 billion will no...
Analysis: Louisiana Will Need Congress to Help After Flooding
Aug 29 2016 // Insurance payments and traditional federal aid programs won’t be enough to respond to the catastrophic flooding that ravaged tens of thousands of homes across south Louisiana, wrecking entire subdivisions and...
Louisiana Flood Victims Eligible for State Sales Tax Refunds
Aug 29 2016 // Louisiana residents in presidential declared disaster areas impacted by the March and August floods can file for a refund of state sales tax they paid on personal property destroyed by the floods, according to State...
Mobile Homes, not Travel Trailers, Headed to Louisiana after Deadly Flooding
Aug 26 2016 // Mobile homes will fill front yards across southern Louisiana again, just like after Hurricane Katrina, as federal authorities bring in temporary housing for thousands of people displaced by catastrophic flooding. These...
8 West Virginia Counties Remain Under State of Emergency From June Floods
Aug 26 2016 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is maintaining a state of emergency for eight West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June. On Monday, Tomblin announced the extension until Sept. 21 for eight of the 12 counties that have been...
2 Mississippi Communities Declared Ineligible for Federal Flood Aid
Aug 26 2016 // As thousands of south Louisiana flood victims apply for disaster assistance, residents of two Mississippi communities have been told they are not eligible for assistance. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokes...
Students in Georgia Residence Hall Displaced by Flood
Aug 26 2016 // A flood at a University of West Georgia residence hall has forced students to relocate to a local hotel. The Newnan Times-Herald reports that the on-campus residence hall was flooded Aug. 19 following a sprinkler system...
AIR Worldwide: 20 Parishes, More than 60K Homes Impacted by Louisiana Flooding
Aug 25 2016 // Initial estimates from Louisiana’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness indicate that more than 60,000 homes have been damaged in the 20 parishes impacted in the extensive precipitation-induced...
