Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
With 18 Fatalities Arkansas Tops in Flood Deaths Last Year
Mar 14 2012 // Eighteen Arkansas residents died in floods last year, the most in any state in the nation but fewer than in the year before, the National Weather Service said. The deaths happened in March through May. Six were in Benton...
Rhode Island Urges Homeowners to Purchase Flood Insurance
Mar 14 2012 // Rhode Island emergency officials are urging property owners to purchase flood insurance to protect against the kind of flooding that did massive damage in the state two years ago. Floodplain coordinator Michelle Burnett of...
Penn. Encourages Consumers to Buy Flood Insurance as Spring Approaches
Mar 12 2012 // Pennsylvania insurance regulators are encouraging homeowners to consider buying flood insurance before the start of spring, citing the higher risk of severe flooding during warmer months. Pennsylvania is one of the most...
ICA Declares Flood Zone Catastrophe; Economic Losses May Top $1.5 Billion
Mar 12 2012 // The Insurance Council of Australia has declared widespread areas of New South Wales and Victoria a formal catastrophe zone. The ICA said the declaration covers the NSW Riverina, NSW Central West and northern Victoria,...
Federal Flood Aid to Pennsylvania Passes $550M Mark
Mar 9 2012 // Federal aid to victims of the historic flooding that struck eastern Pennsylvania last year has topped the half-billion-dollar mark. A photo of destroyed homes on Sept. 19, 2011, in Falls, Penn., caused by severe flooding...
Hawaii Governor Declares Disaster After Rain, Flooding
Mar 8 2012 // Hawaii’s governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sewage spill on Kauai, where officials were dealing with tree-blocked roads, closed schools...
Hawaii Governor Declares Disaster After Rain, Flooding
Mar 8 2012 // Hawaii’s governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sewage spill on Kauai, where officials were dealing with tree-blocked roads, closed schools...
Thai Reinsurance Expects 2012 Loss from Floods
Mar 8 2012 // Thai Reinsurance Pcl expects to post a net loss for a second year in 2012 as the country’s leading reinsurer is hit by higher provisions from flooding last year that have pushed up insurance premiums for natural...
More in West Virginia Accept Flood Property Buyouts
Mar 6 2012 // Another 33 property owners in a flood-prone Berkeley County, West Virginia community have agreed to government buyouts. The buyouts will give the county title to a total 116 parcels in Sportsman’s Paradise along the...
Cost of North Dakota’s Souris River Flood Plan: $820M
Mar 5 2012 // A long-term Souris River flood protection plan in North Dakota could cost $820 million. Engineers have released their 1,500-page proposal to protect areas from Burlington through Minot to Velva, and also Mouse River Park...
Appeals Court Upholds Corps’ Liability in Katrina Flood Ruling
Mar 5 2012 // A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for property owners’ claims, agreeing the shoddy work on a shipping channel caused billions of dollars in...
Vermont Communities Pouring Out Stories of Irene
Mar 5 2012 // First the waters came with the rains of Hurricane Irene’s remnants, swamping dozens of Vermont communities, destroying homes, businesses, roads and upending lives. The cover of the book "When the River...
‘100-Year Storms’ May Happen Every 3 to 20 Years
Mar 5 2012 // Last August, Hurricane Irene spun through the Caribbean and parts of the eastern United States, leaving widespread wreckage in its wake. Many hurricane analysts suggested, based on the wide extent of flooding, that Irene...
North Carolina Resolves Hurricane Irene Claims
Mar 2 2012 // North Carolina regulators have recovered over $400,000 for policyholders stemming from claims filed in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. At the same time, the regulators are calling for a five year extension in the federal...
North Dakota River Flood Plan Cost Estimated at $820 Million
Mar 2 2012 // A Souris River flood protection plan in North Dakota could cost $820 million. Engineers have released their 1,500-page proposal to protect areas from Burlington through Minot to Velva, and also Mouse River Park in Renville...
Denham Springs, Louisiana Adopts New Flood Regulations
Feb 29 2012 // The Denham Springs, La., City Council has approved changes to its flood ordinances. The Advocate reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency had given the city a deadline of April 3 to make the changes or lose the...
Mississippi County’s Funds for Flood Property Buybacks Remain Unspent
Feb 29 2012 // The state of Mississippi has asked Hancock County for $6 million in funds not spent on a “property acquisition” project. The project is a limited buy-out plan designated to reduce the repetitive losses of...
Mississippi Moves to Enforce Flood Codes on Hunting-Fishing Camps
Feb 24 2012 // The Mississippi House has approved a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill (House Bill 773) would...
North Carolina Says 2 Counties Must Buy Flood Insurance to Get Loan
Feb 24 2012 // North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue is making a no-interest state loan available to repair two schools and other public buildings in Tyrrell and Pamlico counties damaged during Hurricane Irene last August. Perdue authorized...
Q4 Reports: Earnings Continue to Disappoint
Feb 20 2012 // The Hartford Q4 Profit Down 79% Hartford Financial Services Group reported $127 million for its 2011 fourth-quarter net income, down 79 percent from one year ago. Results were dragged down by higher net capital losses and...
