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A motorist drives through flooding water in Portland, Maine, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Heavy rain has been moving through northern New England and a flood warning was issued for parts of Maine and New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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A worker prepares to tow a stranded vehicle from a flooded road on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of the eastern half of upstate New York as a storm dumps more than two inches of rain across the region. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A vehicle is stranded on a flooded driveway leading to a shopping plaza on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of the eastern half of upstate New York as a storm dumps more than two inches of rain across the region. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A police vehicle blocks a flooded road on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of the eastern half of upstate New York as a storm dumps more than two inches of rain across the region. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A vehicle is stranded on a flooded road on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of the eastern half of upstate New York as a storm dumps more than two inches of rain across the region. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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From left, Matthew, 6, Chloe, 10, Isaac, 7, and Ethan Shank, 11, play on their flooded farmland in Rockingham County, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Tuesday in southwest and central Virginia, among other areas, with 2 to 4 inches or rain forecast from the Blue Ridge to the Alleghany Mountains. (Austin Bachand/Daily News-Record via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Harrisonburg emergency responders help a family evacuate their home as floodwaters block the road in Harrisonburg, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Tuesday in southwest and central Virginia, among other areas, with 2 to 4 inches or rain forecast from the Blue Ridge to the Alleghany Mountains. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Images included in the DHS' Inspector General's report show damage from Hurricane Ike in 2008 at Riverside Hospital that had not been repaired as of 2014 (Image: screen grab DHS OIG report "FEMA Should Recover $32.4 Million in Grant Funds Awarded to Riverside General Hospital, Houston, Texas")

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed a proclamation Wednesday officially making October "Zombie Preparedness Month," as a fun way to get Kansans ready for natural disasters. (Facebook/@Kansas Division of Emergency Management)

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Washington Capitals center Derek Roy (10) shoots the puck during warmups before an NHL preseason hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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In this Sept. 9, 2015, photo, Annika Holm Nielsen, right, and Calle Vangstrup sail in the Oresund strait between Copenhagen and Malmo, Sweden. A 24-year-old Danish woman sails refugees across windy straits to safety in Sweden. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

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An ambulance sits at a hospital emergency center bay Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Kim Dotcom sits in the Auckland District Court during an extradition hearing in Auckland, New Zealand, in this Sept. 21, 2015, file photo. The much-delayed extradition hearing for Doctom and three others who owned or helped run the website Megaupload began in Auckland this week in a case that could have broader implications for Internet copyright rules. (Jason Oxenham/New Zealand Herald via AP, File)

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Illustration on the dangers to Europe from the refugee wave by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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The majority of our scientists believe in anthropogenic global warming. (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

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Verizon said it has corrected an error that caused Ken Slusher to almost lose his home over a $2 million cellphone bill. (KPTV)

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In this image posted on the official Twitter account of the directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense agency, a pilgrim is treated by a medic after a stampede that killed and injured pilgrims in the holy city of Mina during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. (Directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense agency via AP)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov (9), of Russia, skates with the puck against Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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An American flag flies in front of a new courthouse annex, built with recovery funds from Hurricane Rita, which hit nearly ten years ago, in Cameron, La., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. A decade after Hurricane Rita, Cameron Parish in coastal, southwest Louisiana still bears the scars of her wrath. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 is the anniversary of Hurricane Rita. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)