Flood News

Eighty years ago, the stroke of a pen transformed Tennessee and much of the southern United States forever.

A group of lawmakers from New Jersey and New York met in Pearl River, N.Y. Wednesday to urge Gov.

It's true, the mosquito problem is worse this spring than usual in West Michigan, and it's because of the big flood in April.

Paul Hamill repairs his flood damaged dock at Deer Lake Resort Park just outside of Huntsville, May 17, 2013.

SALT LAKE CITY &#8212 Memorial Day weekend marks the 30th anniversary of a massive flood that turned State Street in downtown Salt Lake City into a river.

In a press release sent out on Thursday, the City of Merritt said they had been advised by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations that the current inflow to Nicola Lake is continuing to exceed outflow; therefore, they anticipate the Nicola River will rise to near bank-full levels through the city.

Flood victims across central Illinois are on the road to recovery. However, many homeowners along the river will tell you it's not going as well as they would like.

Almost A 250bn worth of housing in capital at risk as flood defence budget cuts threaten homes and insurance policies across UK One in four London properties, worth A 250bn in total, at now at risk of flooding, accordign to the Environment Agency Photograph: Getty One in four London properties - collectively worth around A 250bn - are at risk of ... (more)

Five area parish presidents will gather Friday morning at the home of St. Charles Parish residents Lisa and Robert Taylor in Bayou Gauche to discuss the anticipated ramifications of the B iggert-Waters Act on local communities, and lay out a road map for fighting against the implementation of the controversial law.

Exclusive: Sarawak Dams to Flood 2,300 Km2 of Rainforests, Displace Tens of Thousands of Natives 30,000 to 50,000 indigenous people to pay the price for Chief Minister Taib Mahmud's excessive dam plans in Malaysian Borneo A new map released by the Bruno Manser Fund ahead of the International Hydropower Association's World Congress in Kuching, ... (more)

NWS forecasters said law enforcement officials reported flash flooding across the warned area at 10:30 a.m. including in the town of Afton where 4.5 inches of rainfall was reported.

On Thursday, officials said they tested a 30-foot-long inflatable plug at the South Ferry station in Manhattan that would be used to keep flood waters like those experienced during Hurricane Sandy out of tunnels.

NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ****************************** Flood warning - White River Watershed The Ministry of Natural Resources Wawa District is reminding area residents that a flood warning remains in effect for the White River watershed.

About 200 residents filled Trinity Lutheran Church on May 9 for a meeting about flood relief and recovery in the Village of Lisle , a meeting that turned into a display of residents' anger towards the Village, the Chicago Tribune reports.

They want to see the urgent replacement of a failing culvert in conjunction with the construction of upstream debris retention dams and the development of secondary flow paths for floodwater.

Sen. David Vitter hails Senate passage Wednesday May 15 of a water resources bill that he says should advance key Corps projects in Louisiana.

A BURST water main is causing chaos to rush hour traffic on one of Colchester's busiest roundabouts this morning.

The aircraft is scheduled to arrive on site towards the end of May. LiDAR, an acronym for Light Detection and Ranging, is scanning laser technology which accurately measures topography or surface elevations to an accuracy of less than 15 cm.

By Barb Brouwer - Salmon Arm Observer Published: May 15, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: May 15, 2013 9:44 AM The need to keep children and pets away from fast-flowing streams and rivers remains, but for Salmon Arm at least, flood worries can likely recede.

Flooding strikes countless unprepared Americans each year.Unlike fire, wind, hail, or most other perils, flood damage is not covered by a homeowner's policy.An uninsured flood loss can undo a lifetime's worth of work and create a mountain of bills.Fortunately, a National Flood Insurance Program policy provides defense against such losses and can ... (more)