Nemo News

No Insurance Implication for Weather Channel’s Decision to Name Winter Storms

The Weather Channel’s decision this winter season to start naming severe winter storms in the U.S. — such as bestowing the name “Nemo” for the massive Feb. 8-9 winter storm — most likely will not have any implication for “named-storm …

Insurers Not Seeing Large Number of Claims From Snowstorm So Far

A fierce winter storm brought deep snow and high gusting winds to the Northeast last weekend, but a number of insurers are saying that so far, they are not seeing a large number of claims. State Farm said Tuesday the …

Lots of Snow but Not Many Power Failures in New Jersey

New Jersey residents with fresh memories of Superstorm Sandy’s devastation and disruptions woke up last Saturday morning to a blanket of snow from a storm that carried dire predictions but, in comparison, did not appear to be all that bad. …

AIR Worldwide: Some Mitigating Factors Helped to Limit Snowstorm’s Damage

A massive February 8-9 winter storm brought deep snow and high gusting winds to Northeast and New England states, but so far, “several mitigating factors” have helped to limit the overall damage, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.”Several mitigating …

Northeast Trying to Get Back on Track After Snowstorm

Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Municipal workers from …

Northeast Blizzard Hit Like a Hurricane

A blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least nine people dead. The mammoth storm that stretched from the Great Lakes to the …