Because extreme flooding is rare in the area, few homeowners carry flood insurance policies. Some reports have estimated that only 7 percent of the area is covered for flood damage, but even those ...

CBP Air and Marine Operations air crews respond to affected areas along Florida's coast after Hurricane Ian made landfall, September 30, 2022. (CBP photo by Ozzy Trevino) Recovering after a flood can ...

With five months to go, 2025 is already the year of the flash flood in the United States. To date, the National Weather Service has issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States ...

A truck barrels through flooded Old Bridge Drive on Aug. 6, 2024, at The Farm in Bluffton, S.C. after Tropical Storm Debby came through the overnight hours. It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town ...

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THE HISTORIC FLOODING NOW SET TO ACCELERATE A GROWING TREND IN WISCONSIN. A DRAMATIC SPIKE IN FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIMS AND PAYOUTS STATEWIDE, AND POTENTIAL FUTURE IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL, STATE AND ...

As of Monday, officials report that at least 81 people have lost their lives due to the flash floods that swept through Central Texas. Among the victims are at least 28 children from Kerr County. With ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana could be hit especially hard if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is allowed to expire at the end of the month. The program, which provides federally backed flood ...

On the eve of this reauthorization deadline, though, concerns about a government shutdown have continued to grow. In the short term, if the program expires, valid claims will still get paid. But after ...

It's a call that Shari Mendrick, the town of Hilton Head's floodplain manager, gets almost every day: A Hilton Head resident wants to know if they should drop their flood insurance. The town adopted ...