March tornadoes News

Georgia Preliminary Storm Damage Estimate at $40M

Georgia’s state insurance commissioner said the estimate to repair damage from Friday’s storms has hit $40 million in insured losses. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a statement Tuesday the figure is preliminary. He said it takes weeks to fully assess …

Small Towns in Southeast Hit Hard by Tornadoes

Residents of towns throughout the Southeast are recovering from the shock of last Friday’s severe storms and tornadoes. Along with pubic and insurance officials, they are beginning to assess the damage from the string of storms that caused death and …

Insurers Face Huge Losses from Latest Deadly Tornadoes

Less than a year after a series of tornadoes caused some of the worse insured losses in U.S. history, the insurance industry is likely facing substantial costs again after storms killed at least 33 people on Friday. Friday’s system has …

Death Toll, Damage Mount from Tornadoes in Midwest, South

Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the …