The Today Show has a few helpful pointers for those whose homes might be involuntarily redecorated as stationary arks:

Insure the full value of your home.

Remember to separately insure the contents of your home;

When filing a claim, don’t sign any documents that you don’t understand.

Consider yourself lucky if you never need to use your insurance; or, as the Today Show put it: “Purchasing flood insurance can be a roll of the dice, but it may just be worth investigating.”

The Today Show

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