Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Storms’ Toll Takes on Many Forms
Oct 20 2008 // The industry group says at least $553.1 million in insured losses were left by remnants of Hurricane Ike, which swept through the state on Sept. 14. The economic crisis with the failures of Lehman Brothers, then AIG, and...
$18B National Flood Insurance Debt Does Not Add Up!
Oct 17 2008 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is in debt to the American tax payer to the tune of $18 billion. Congress is considering forgiving the debt and they approved a six-month program extension to discuss this...
Cedar Rapids Exempt Employees Get Extra Pay for Flood Duty
Oct 16 2008 // One hundred and fifty Cedar Rapids employees are getting extra pay for their work during this summer’s flooding. The payments for the employees who don’t qualify for overtime were approved in August. The total...
Deadlines Near for Renewing Katrina, Rita Flood Insurance Policies
Oct 13 2008 // Flood insurance policies are about to expire for nearly 36,300 Louisiana homeowners affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The federal government bought policies for those homeowners after the 2005 storms. The Federal...
University of Iowa Appoints 14 Member Flood Task Force
Oct 10 2008 // The University of Iowa has named a 14-member task force that will assist in planning changes to reduce the risk of future flooding from the Iowa River. Officials say the flood mitigation task force will meet throughout the...
Feds Deny Flood Aid to Oklahoma; Gov. Henry Seeks Public Help
Oct 8 2008 // The White House ha denied Oklahoma’s Gov. Brad Henry’s request for flood assistance to aid individuals and businesses that were hard hit by September storms in northern Oklahoma. A request for public assistance...
Iowa Announces Flood Buy Out Deadline for $200 Million in Federal Aid
Oct 7 2008 // State officials say nearly three dozen Iowa communities vying for about $200 million in federal aid to buy out homes in flood-prone areas have until early next year to make formal applications. Bret Voorhees is a spokesman...
Investigation: Ike’s Toll on Environment a Heavy One
Oct 7 2008 // Hurricane Ike’s winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil...
Iowa Town to Give $1 Million in State Flood Aid Directly to Homeowners
Oct 6 2008 // Waterloo, Iowa got its flood money. Now, the city has to figure out what to do with it. The city council voted on October 2 to approve more than $1 million in aid from state agencies. Mayor Tim Hurley says now he and his...
Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Plan Until Next March
Oct 6 2008 // The U.S. Senate approved legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until March 6, 2009. The measure was also passed earlier by the House of Representatives and must still be signed by President George W....
Des Moines Accepts $800,000 in Flood Aid; City Seeking $1.2 Million
Oct 2 2008 // Iowa’s capital city could see about $800,000 in state flood aid this month, and the city’s mayor wants it to go toward energy-efficient building. The Des Moines City Council on on September 30th signed off on...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Answers Policyholder FAQs
Oct 1 2008 // In an attempt to clear-up some of the confusion regarding claim filing and what is covered by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the group has issued answers to the following frequently asked questions: Question:...
Ike Pummels Louisiana-based Restaurants
Sep 30 2008 // Three years after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans’ restaurant industry to its knees, Hurricane Ike has delivered a crippling blow to three New Orleans area restaurant families. Middendorf’s, the legendary...
Thousands in St. Louis Area Still Recovering from September Flood
Sep 30 2008 // Thousands of people in the St. Louis area are still coping with the destruction and inconveniences left behind after the area was hit by flash flooding on Sept. 14. Hundreds of homes have been condemned pending repairs and...
Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Plan Until Next March
Sep 29 2008 // In addition to working overtime on the Wall Street bailout over the weekend, the Senate also approved legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until March 6, 2009. The measure was passed earlier last week...
Dozens of Mississippi Cottages Condemned after Gustav
Sep 29 2008 // In Mississippi, Donnell Landtroop’s state-supplied cottage has mold on the walls and dried mud on the floor — the foul remnants of Hurricane Gustav, the second hurricane in three years to leave her family...
Flood Waters Still HIgh In Some Illinois Counties Declared Disaster Areas
Sep 25 2008 // Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared three more Illinois counties state disaster areas after severe flooding from September 13 and 14 as the aftermath Hurricane Ike hit the Midwest. The governor’s office...
Wis. Officials: Snow Storm Communications Helped in Flood Response
Sep 23 2008 // Wisconsin emergency management officials say a lack of communication during the 2008, February snow storm backup taught them how to better respond to this spring’s floods. The state Homeland Security Council issued a...
Northern Oklahoma Assesses Damage from TD Lowell
Sep 22 2008 // Almost forgotten in the drama of Hurricane Ike playing out on the Gulf Coast was the damage wrought in Oklahoma by the remnants of Tropical Depression Lowell. Severe flooding was reported after heavy rains inundated...
Indian Tribe Helps Indiana County Install Flood Sirens
Sep 22 2008 // Carroll County, Ind., obtained a grant to install flood warning sirens along the Tippecanoe River, with the help of an American Indian tribe that applied to the federal government for the grant. County Emergency Management...
