Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Iowa Task Force Reviews Flood Aid; Special Legislative Session Considered
Sep 4 2008 // A task force created to assess damage from this year’s flooding and make recommendations for recovery released a report on Tuesday, September 2, that called for expanded housing programs for flood victims and...
Arizona Officials: Improved Flood Alert System Could Help Tribe
Sep 3 2008 // Recent flooding on an American Indian reservation in the Grand Canyon has renewed talks of an alert system in Arizona that could help tourists and residents evacuate more quickly during floods. Without many river or rain...
Hurricane Gustav Surge Floods Mississippi Casino
Sep 3 2008 // The ground floor of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Biloxi’s casino row was flooded during the storm surge from Gustav and wind-whipped water continued to splash into its parking garage on the afternoon of Sept....
Iowa City Officials Deny Newspaper’s Flood Damage Request
Sep 3 2008 // Cedar Rapids city officials said address-by-address flood damage data is not public record, despite a U.S. Circuit Court ruling in Florida in 2007 that said the data is public. An assistant city attorney in Cedar Rapids...
Gustav only Sideswipes New Orleans
Sep 3 2008 // New Orleans can get back to its comeback. Traumatized after losing their homes when Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters broke through the levees that protect this city, Hurricane Gustav ended up a mere interruption in...
Flooding Causes Classes to be Held in New Buildings at University of Iowa
Sep 2 2008 // The site of a former hardware store is now home to the University of Iowa’s theater performance, music and ceramics classes, a move that reflects the possible confusion after flooding pushed a slate of old classes...
As Gustav Winds Down, New Orleans Eyes Damage
Sep 2 2008 // A still-largely deserted New Orleans Tuesday prepared to take stock of damage from Hurricane Gustav after rebuilt levees appeared to hold off a repeat of the flooding caused by Katrina three years earlier. Gustav roared...
Estimate of Insured Losses from Gustav Between $2 and $4.5 Billion
Sep 2 2008 // One risk modeling firm estimates that insured losses to onshore properties in the U.S. are between $2 billion and $4.5 billion, with an expected loss of $3 billion due to Hurricane Gustav. According to AIR Worldwide...
It Figures
Sep 1 2008 // $15 Million Iowa officials estimate it will cost $15 million to bring the state up to speed on flood plain maps. Only 50 of Iowa’s 99 counties have complete maps that meet federal standards. The outdated or...
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Sep 1 2008 // During the 2008 hurricane season, Texas has so far been hit by Hurricane Dolly and Tropical Storm Edouard. The Louisiana coastline, however, has been spared. That state even dodged massive flooding from Tropical Storm Fay...
Louisiana Keeping Eye on Gustav; New Orleans Mulls Evacuation
Aug 28 2008 // Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed. Not since Katrina and Hurricane Rita, which...
Lloyd’s, RMS to Release Global Coastal Flood Report
Aug 25 2008 // Lloyd’s and Risk Management Solutions will publish a new report on coastal flooding on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in conjunction with the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo. Lloyd’s said the report looks specifically...
AP: New Orleans Repeating Deadly Levee Mistakes
Aug 25 2008 // Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in New Orleans, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten what happened after Hurricane Betsy caused catastrophic flooding four decades ago and again believe the...
Update: Largest Florida Insurers Report Homeowners, Auto and Flood Claims
Aug 24 2008 // Insurers continue to tally claims from Tropical Storm Fay after its fourth landfall occurred on the Panhandle. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation compiled and released the latest numbers from some of the...
Florida Insurance Regulator: Hurricane Deductible Does Not Apply
Aug 22 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued an advisory to remind Florida consumers and authorized insurers that the hurricane deductible of their homeowner’s policy does not apply at this time —...
Different Causes Found for New Hampshire 2006, 2007 Floods
Aug 22 2008 // Evaluation of the New Hampshire floods of May 2006 and April 2007 show that they were caused by different events. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that the May 2006 flooding was unusual because of the sheer...
Firm Sues Iowa City Challenging Decision on Flood-damaged Buildings
Aug 22 2008 // A Florida company has filed a lawsuit against Cedar Rapids, Iowa challenging the city’s decision to reject its bid to demolish flood-damaged buildings. Bunnell, Fla.-based Bamaco Inc., filed its lawsuit on August 19...
Declarations
Aug 21 2008 // Declarations Mass. Expansion – Vermont Mutual CEO Thomas Tierney, commenting on his company’s decision to enter the Massachusetts personal auto insurance market. It is the second company this month –...
Tornado Threats Loom Large as Flood Waters Recede
Aug 21 2008 // Kansas had 1,616 tornadoes, 11 of them were F4 tornadoes and nine were categorized as F5. … The number of tornadoes reported has gone up over 50 percent. Much has been written in the last six weeks about the 2008...
