USA – Flash Floods Hit Omaha, Nebraska After Heavy Rain
Areas around the city of Omaha, Nebraska, saw severe flash flooding after a storm dumped over 5 inches (127 mm) of rain late on 07 August 2021. In some of…
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USA – Rescues After Floods in South Dakota, Warnings for Missouri River
Days of heavy rain fell in parts of South Dakota from 10 to September 2019, causing widespread flooding in the state. Meanwhile National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that the…
USA – 100 Homes Damaged or Destroyed by July Nebraska Floods
Once again the state of Nebraska has suffered major flooding, this time after heavy rains in central and southern parts of the state from 08 July 2019. Hundreds of people…
USA – After Brutal Spring Floods, US Farmers Face Big Losses
“I’m looking at (a loss of) at least $300, $400 an acre, maybe more.” US farmers are facing big losses after the spring floods of 2019, writes Stephen Starr for…
Global Floods Caused $8 Billion in Economic Losses During March – Aon Catastrophe Report
Damage from flooding in March 2019 is estimated at US$8 billion from events across the globe, according to the latest report from global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon. Aon’s “Global…
US Midwest Floods Prompting Workers to Migrate to Safer Ground: LinkedIn Data
NEW YORK, April 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Deadly floods that bear the fingerprints of climate change are prompting an exodus of workers from the U.S. Midwest, the world’s biggest…
USA – for a Flooded Midwest, Climate Forecasts Offer Little Comfort
Flooding in the Midwest, triggered by an intense “bomb cyclone,” has devastated parts of the region, which has been plagued by flood events in recent decades. Floods are triggered by…
Missouri – Evacuations in St Joseph After River Reaches Record Levels
Flooding along the Missouri River in the USA prompted evacuations in the city of St. Joseph, Missouri. The Missouri River in the city of St. Joseph reached record levels on…
USA – NOAA Warns Historic, Widespread Flooding to Continue Into May
With Nebraska facing one of its worst floods in history, and wide areas of Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri also flooded, forecasters in the US said today that above-average spring rain…
USA – 3 Dead as Rivers Reach Record Highs in Iowa and Nebraska
The flood situation in upper mid-western states has worsened over the last few days. Wide areas of Nebraska and Iowa are under water, with many rivers reaching record levels. About…
USA – Floods in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota as Rain and Melting Snow Push Rivers to Record Levels
A combination of rain, melting snow and ice jams has caused rivers to overflow in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, USA, prompting evacuations and dam releases. Via Social Media, NWS…
Extreme Downpours Could Increase Fivefold Across Parts of the US
At century’s end, the number of summertime storms that produce extreme downpours could increase by more than 400 percent across parts of the United States — including sections of the…
More Frequent, More Intense and Longer-Lasting Storms Cause Heavier Spring Rain in Central US
Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fuelled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern…
Nebraska Declares State of Emergency After Flood and Storm Damage
Parts of Nebraska saw over 8 inches (200 mm) of rain in 24 hours yesterday, 07 May 2015. Storm and flood damage has been so severe that Nebraska Governor Pete…
5 Rescued After Massive Ice Jam Causes Floods in Nebraska
A one-mile long ice jam is moving down the Platte River in Nebraska has caused flooding near Two Rivers State Park, about 30 miles west of Omaha. Authorities have rescued…
Dramatic Flooding in Eastern USA After Unprecedented Rainfall
A slow moving storm over eastern states left areas from Maryland to New England facing unprecedented rainfall and flooding. Some media reports claim parts of New York state saw an…
