Latest Flood Headlines
All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Debates: Protect Against Floods or Retreat From Shore?
Aug 7 2024 // New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage from future storms and steadily rising seas in coastal areas, countering criticism that the state aims to force people away from the...
Why Vermont Keeps Flooding: It’s Complicated But Could Become the Norm
Aug 7 2024 // Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling stronger, more...
Hurricane Debby Brings Six Deaths, Widespread Flood Losses in Florida, Georgia, SC
Aug 6 2024 // Hurricane Debby left at least six people dead Monday along with widespread flooding in the same parts of Florida and Georgia that were swamped by Hurricane Idalia less than a year ago. Debby made landfall near...
Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana
Aug 5 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army...
Legislation Will Provide $100M in Aid to Victims of Wildfires and Flooding in New Mexico
Aug 5 2024 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of recent wildfires and flooding in Lincoln County. The spending bill includes $70 million for local...
North Carolina, Florida Home Sellers Are Facing New Flood Disclosure Requirements
Aug 5 2024 // As of July 1, home sellers in North Carolina must now disclose previous flood damage to properties. And come Oct. 1, Floridians must make similar disclosures, potentially boosting the demand for flood insurance. The North...
Pennsylvania Task Force Urges Tax Breaks for Flood Damage, Mitigation and Insurance
Aug 5 2024 // Pennsylvania lawmakers should consider granting homeowners tax breaks for water damage expenses, mitigation and repair costs, and flood insurance premiums, according to a new state report. Those are several of the...
Vermont Suffered Millions in Damage From Last Week’s Flooding; Will Seek Federal Aid
Aug 4 2024 // The toll of damage from recent flooding in Vermont exceeds $6 million, and the state is asking the federal government for help, officials said. Vermont residents dealt with heavy flooding that damaged homes and...
Tropical System Could Bring Heavy Rains, Flooding to Parts of Florida
Aug 2 2024 // The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could strengthen over the weekend, bringing heavy rain to parts of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 50 Florida counties...
Governor Calls on Flood-Weary Vermonters to ‘Stick Together’
Aug 2 2024 // Vermont’s governor said Wednesday that the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work from its last major bout of flooding only weeks ago, and he called on residents to...
Storms Bring Flash Floods to Dollywood Amusement Park in Tennessee
Jul 31 2024 // PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and the Pigeon Forge police and fire departments directed guests to safety on...
Permit to Rebuild in Flood Zone Allowed Even If Home Is Not Damaged
Jul 31 2024 // New Jersey property owners do not need to show that their home is damaged or decayed in order to qualify for a flood hazard permit to replace it, a state appeals court has ruled. The court upheld the state Department of...
Coastal Communities Get $575M to Guard Against Floods, Other Disasters
Jul 31 2024 // The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters. The National Oceanic and...
Vermont Again Dealing With Floodwaters
Jul 30 2024 // Northern Vermont today is dealing with flash floods and washed-out roads after a night and early morning of extreme rainfall. Parts of Caledonia county and the Northeast Kingdom received 6-8 inches of rain last night and...
Typhoon Remnants Bring Rains, Floods That Kill Four in China
Jul 30 2024 // Record rainfall and widespread flooding killed four people in China’s southern province of Hunan, with roads in rural areas damaged and access to electricity and the internet disrupted, state media said on...
Typhoon Gaemi Lashes Southeast China After Pounding Taiwan, Flooding Philippines
Jul 26 2024 // Typhoon Gaemi lashed towns on China’s coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous...
WV Reminds Local Governments, Non-Profits of Flood Insurance Requirements
Jul 25 2024 // The West Virginia insurance commissioner is reminding all state and local governments and non-profit organizations that they could face penalties if they fail to obtain flood insurance on properties in flood hazard...
Houston City Council Approves Plan to Increase Federal Flood Insurance Discounts
Jul 25 2024 // Houston residents could see a greater discount on their federal flood insurance premiums as soon as next spring after the Houston City Council on Tuesday approved a watershed master plan expected to improve the...
Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List
Jul 25 2024 // Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the 13th time in 12 years...
Deadly Typhoon Gaemi Floods Philippines, Shuts Taiwan
Jul 24 2024 // Typhoon Gaemi claimed the lives of at least four people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, where parts of Manila are flooded even as the storm moves towards Taiwan. Packing sustained...
