A state of emergency was declared in Washington County, Indiana, on Friday 19 May after severe flooding damaged buildings and inundated roads. The Blue River at Salem reached record levels.…
Rainfall from spring-like downpours in the U.S. from February 25 to March 1 were analyzed at NASA using data from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite. Record breaking…
A storm dumping torrential rain caused severe flooding in parts of Kentucky and Tennessee yesterday, 07 July, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency in both states. Several locations…
New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities in the USA fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of…
Three people – a mother and two of her children – died in flash floods in Ohio late on Saturday 18 July 2015. The floods swept away the family’s mobile…
Update, 16 July 2015: Associated Press are reporting that the body of a third victim has been found in a mobile home park in Johnson County, close to where one…
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in parts of Kentucky affected by floods and winter storms during early April 2015. This means that federal disaster aid will be…
Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency yesterday after torrential rain and flash floods caused widespread damage across several counties in Kentucky. Declaring a statewide emergency will allow local officials…
The rain and melting snow during March 2015 increased levels of the Ohio River to some of the highest seen since in almost 20 years. On Sunday 15 March, The…
The Ohio River at Cincinnati reached 57.72 feet on Sunday 15 March 2015, the highest level since March 1997 when it stood at 64.7 feet. According to NWS predictions, the…
Nashville plans to spend around $100 million on flood protection, the city’s Mayor Karl Dean said yesterday. In the future, West Riverfront Park will be protected by a 900 feet…
A storm system swept across southern, central and north easter states of the USA on Saturday and Sunday, bringing with it heavy rain and some flooding, as well as snow,…
Heavy rainfall resulted in flash floods in the the Louisville area and parts of Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 5th and 6th October, 2013. The record rainfall occurred on Saturday, 5th…
