Flooding

Mon January 29, 2018

Repairs to Flooded Homes Set for Completion by Year End

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana is expected to award all of its flood-rebuilding grants to homeowners by August, two years after the historic flooding. Most of the repair and reconstruction work should be completed by the end of the year....

Dave Kolpack – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue December 12, 2017

Fargo's Long-Awaited Flood Rescue Rests on Delicate Proposal

HICKSON, N.D. (AP) For more than a century, floods were a rite of spring for cities up and down the nation's midsection as snowmelt from the long winter poured into tributaries of the Mississippi River....

Wed November 29, 2017

Federal Agency Reviews N.D. Flood Protection Plan

MINOT, N.D. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identified a diversion channel tying into a levee with a recreation trail as the most cost effective plan for flood protection in a central North Dakota city....

Megan Wild - Mon October 16, 2017

How Road Construction May Change in the Future

Technology changes everything, including the things you thought were tried and true. Recent weather events have sparked the discussion of how to handle this shift in weather patterns. Many people focus on the more significant, long-term issues like sea level rise and coastal flooding, but there are many more issues that affect our daily lives....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 27, 2017

Post Maria, Damaged Dam Could Mean More Devastation for Puerto Ricans

Since it appeared Sept 22, the crack in Puerto Rico's Guajataca Dam has prompted a mass evacuation of up to 70,000 in the northwest region of the island. The crack appeared after Hurricane Maria dumped more than 15 in....

Tue September 12, 2017

National Guard Responds to Floods

PHOENIX (AP) Gov. Doug Ducey has activated the Arizona National Guard to assist in response efforts following heavy monsoon flooding in Santa Cruz County that damaged a sewage conveyance pipeline near Nogales....

Mon August 21, 2017

West Virginia DOT: Road Damage From Recent Storms at $7M So Far

The West Virginia Department of Transportation's Division of Highways estimated that as of Aug. 1 the state had absorbed about $7 million in flood damages to roughly 200 roads in 11 counties, after heavy rains created sudden flooding July 28 and 29....

Fri May 26, 2017

Work Begins on Flooded-Out West Virginia Bridge

Construction has begun on a replacement for a flooded-out bridge leading to a mall in Elkview, W.Va. The Kanawha County Commission said in a news release that construction on the culvert bridge at the Crossings Mall should be completed in about two months....

Fri May 26, 2017

Funding for Army Corps Will Go Toward Fargo Flood Control

The North Dakota congressional delegation says funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2017 includes $20 million for permanent flood protection in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area. The delegation says the money will support the construction of a gaited inlet structure that is considered the first phase of the Red River diversion project....

Wed May 17, 2017

St. Louis Road Reopens as Flooding Ebbs

ST. LOUIS (AP) A heavily traveled suburban St. Louis highway has reopened as floodwaters ebb. Missouri 141 closed April 30 as heavy rains caused flooding along the Meramec River. The decision to reopen the highway came after water receded from the low-lying area where it passes under Interstate 44....