ALERT: East Coast Should Prepare for Hurricane Florence
9/10/18 – The National Hurricane Center has issued a special statement regarding Hurricane Florence, now a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic taking aim at... Read More
Busy Hurricane Season Predicted for 2018
A study by the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project predicts another busy hurricane season for 2018 with 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three... Read More
February Floods are a Timely Reminder to Plan for Flood Emergencies
A series of storms in February dumped heavy rain on parts of central and southern U.S., causing damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.... Read More
Rolling the Dice for a 100-Year Flood
Scientists say Hurricane Harvey was a 1000-year flood event, considered so rare we are unlikely to see anything like it for some time. However, there... Read More
Flood Prep in 2018 Should be Driven by Common Sense
Last year’s hurricane season brought 17 named storms in the Atlantic, including 10 hurricanes and six major hurricanes. The impact of those storms can’t be... Read More
Human Development Made Houston Flooding Worst in History
Hurricane Harvey brought historic rainfall to Houston, but urban sprawl that added 25 percent more pavement to that city in the last 15 years is... Read More