Event Response

Our specialist event response team monitors global conditions to ensure you can respond rapidly as major flood events occur. Find recent events on the map below or search all commentary, footprints and reports below the map.

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Caribbean, United States of America Hurricane Irma Date: 15th September 2017 Event Type: Hurricane Response Type: Commentary Report; Footprint

In anticipation of flooding induced by heavy rainfall from Hurricane Irma, JBA Risk Management® has created a preliminary flood event footprint showing areas that are at risk of flooding.

United States of America Hurricane Harvey Date: 25th August 2017 Event Name: Hurricane Harvey Event Type: Hurricane Response Type: Commentary Report; Footprint

Following Hurricane Harvey (now a tropical storm), JBA has developed preliminary event footprint data and a short report describing the event to date and the modelling work carried out to develop the footprint.

Australia, North Queensland Storm Debbie in North Queensland Date: 9th March 2017 Event Name: Tropical Cyclone Debbie Event Type: Tropical Cyclone Response Type: Commentary

Four days of intensive heavy rain last week brought record water levels and flooding to North Queensland, with The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) declaring a catastrophe on Friday 9 March for areas affected.

United States of America Louisiana and Mississippi flooding Date: 16th August 2016 Event Type: Flooding Response Type: Report; Footprint

A slow-moving low pressure weather system caused intense and prolonged rainfall over Louisiana and southwest Mississippi in mid-August 2016. Record-breaking river flows were observed and the severe flooding that followed resulted in damage to tens of thousands of homes.

United States of America South Carolina Flooding Date: 6th October 2015 Event Name: South Carolina Flooding Event Type: Flooding Response Type: Commentary Report; Footprint

Extremely heavy rainfall between 29 September and 6 October 2015 caused extensive flooding in large parts of South Carolina and south eastern areas of North Carolina.

Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland Central European Floods Date: 12th June 2013 Event Name: Central European Floods Event Type: Flooding Response Type: Report; Footprint

Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic have taken the brunt of the June 2013 flooding, with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Switzerland badly affected as well.