Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
3 Ga. Communities to Receive Federal Grants to Reduce Flood Chances
Sep 27 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $3,320,761 in projects that will reduce the possibility of flood damage in three...
Kan. Lawmakers: More Help Needed in Disaster Areas
Sep 27 2007 // Lawmakers need to help pay for replacement housing and assist businesses that want to locate in areas devastated by tornado and flood damage, two legislative leaders told a legislative committee Tuesday. Senate Majority...
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Sep 24 2007 // Officials in Midwest seek Federal aid after August storms Flooding concerns continue to plague states in the Midwest after the latest round of high winds, tornadoes and heavy rain in late August. Some state officials are...
Report: Insurers did not shift wind claims
Sep 24 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
El Reno, Okla., Aug. 20, 2007 – Talia Hubbard looks at her flooded home that she had to leave in the middle of the night
Sep 24 2007 //
$120M in disaster aid approved for storm-battered Okla. in 2007
Sep 24 2007 // El Reno, Okla., Aug. 20, 2007 – Talia Hubbard looks at her flooded home that she had to leave in the middle of the night when flood waters rose rapidly from Tropical Storm Erin. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo More than...
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Sep 24 2007 // Report: Insurers did not shift wind claims p:”Our sample revealed no evidence that wind damages were improperly attributed to flooding,” the Department of Homeland Security reported after reviewing 98 flood...
U.S. report: Private insurers overpaid by national flood program
Sep 24 2007 // The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said. The government’s payments to insurance companies...
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Sep 24 2007 // Another Katrina levee failure case heard by La. appeals court Oral arguments in a lawsuit over whether an insurance company must pay for damage from the failure of levees in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina were heard...
U.S. report: Private insurers overpaid by national flood program
Sep 24 2007 // The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said. The government’s payments to insurance companies...
Nearly $9 Million Approved for Elevation Projects in Jefferson Parish, La.
Sep 24 2007 // Nearly $9 million has been approved by various state and federal agencies to elevate 76 homes in Jefferson Parish, La., according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA),...
Another Katrina levee failure case heard by La. appeals court
Sep 24 2007 // Oral arguments in a lawsuit over whether an insurance company must pay for damage from the failure of levees in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina were heard by Louisiana’s 4th Circuit Court of Appeal on Sept....
Fla. High Court Affirms Policies Cover Only Losses from Covered Perils
Sep 21 2007 // Florida’s valued policy law means property insurance companies are only responsible for actual damages caused by perils that are specifically cited in the policy, the Florida Supreme Court has affirmed in a key...
Morgantown, W. Va. Gets Stormwater Loan, Could Reduce Flooding
Sep 17 2007 // A project in Monongalia County is the first to receive a stormwater infrastructure loan from the state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund since the fund was created by the Legislature in 2001, the state Department of...
Another Katrina Levee Failure Case Before La. Appeals Court
Sep 14 2007 // A Louisiana state appeals court is weighing whether an insurance company must pay for damage from the failure of levees in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, a case that could affect thousands of property owners in the...
U.S. Report: Private Insurers Overpaid by National Flood Program
Sep 13 2007 // The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said. The government’s payments to insurance companies...
Zurich UK Flood Estimates: $260 Million
Sep 12 2007 // Zurich Financial Services Group stated that, “based on its current best estimate it expects aggregate claims payments related to floods that occurred in the UK in July 2007 will not exceed $260 million before...
Report: insurers did not shift wind claims
Sep 3 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
N.C. gets funds for flood maps
Sep 3 2007 // North Carolina will receive a $4 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a flood plain mapping project, according to Sen. Elizabeth Dole. “This funding will help protect North Carolinians and...
Severe Midwestern weather may have some evoking ‘higher power’
Sep 3 2007 // Years ago in the late ’60s after Chicago had received in excess of 27 inches of snow, bringing the city to a quiet halt, then NBC-TV Tonight talk show host Johnny Carson in his opening monologue said, “I...
