How Historic Stadium Keeps the Mississippi Floods Out
A few days after the spring floods in the Upper Midwest began in June this year, FloodList took a brief look at some of the flood defences in operation in…
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New York Subway Floods Again
According to some reports, the heavy rainfall in New York City flooded parts of the subway system earlier today, closing the service on lines 1,2 and 3 between Times Square-42nd…
Heavy Rain Floods 3 New York Counties
After storms and heavy rain brought flooding to Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, many parts of New York state have been affected by flooding in the last 24 hours. The US…
Clarksville, Missouri – No Money to Fight Floods
While the levels of the Mississippi River are rising quickly to flood stage, residents and businesses of Clarksville, Missouri have been told there is no money available for flood-fighting efforts.…
Storms Hit Central USA – Floods in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa
Storms, tornadoes, strong winds, hail, heavy rain and floods hit across central parts of USA yesterday, Tuesday 1 July 2014. Hundreds of thousands were left without power in parts of…
Cost of the June 2014 Minnesota Floods
With the levels of the Mississippi River falling, Governor Mark Dayton and a flood emergency team have been assessing the damage left by the recent floods across Minnesota. So far…
Storms Bring Flash Floods Across Texas
Further flooding has struck in Texas, especially around the Fort Worth area and northern Texas earlier this week. Yesterday however was the turn of southern areas of the state, with…
2 Days of Heavy Rain Cause Flash Floods in Ohio
Parts of Ohio, especially the north east, were hit by storms and heavy rainover the last 2 days. Cleveland Hopkins Airport received 3.54 inches of rain in 24 hours on…
Minnesota Floods Continue
Levels of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers are expected to crest in the Twin Cities area over the next 2 days. The flood threat remains, in particular after further heavy…
Floods Trigger State of Emergency in St Paul, Minnesota
Floods have prompted Chris Coleman, the Mayor of St Paul, Minnesota, to declare a state of emergency in the city after flooding over the last few days, with worse still…
Elevation of Buildings in Flood-Prone Locations
In previous articles on this site, the roles of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM’s) and Elevation Certificates as components of the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) were examined. One…
Floods Hit Oklahoma and Texas
The severe weather system that has been affecting much of the Upper Midwest in USA appears to have moved south. Storms and heavy rainfall hit parts of Texas and Oklahoma.…
Man Dies in Floods in Omaha, Nebraska
A man died after being swept away in flood waters in Bellevue, south of Omaha, Nebraska on Friday 20 June 2014. The flooding came after huge amounts of rainfall. 6.83…
High River Levels Threaten Further Floods in Midwest
Communities across the Upper Midwest have been enduring floods since storms on Monday 16 June 2014 dumped huge amounts of rain on parts of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. After…
Floods in Owatonna, Minnesota
More towns and cities around the state lines of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota have seen severe flooding as the heavy rain continues to fall. According to local media, the…
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents of New York Affected by Flash Floods
WASHINGTON – New York residents and businesses affected by flash flooding on May 15-17, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet…
