Maybe you were away from the news more than you thought at this period?
It’s hard for me to break down, since my family spans the spectrum from extreme Ron Paulists to (thankfully mild) leftys. My daughter’s boyfriend mostly listens to npr, and I remember even they were covering it quite a bit.
Maybe but I had several people I know with family in the area commenting on how little press the flooding was receiving. One item of note is that 0 ignored it completely.