Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Active 2021 Hurricane Season Revealed ‘Unsettling’ Trends: AIR Worldwide
Dec 22 2021 // The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most active on record and the sixth consecutive year of above-average hurricane activity. Still, the overall season was mostly in line with the updated 30-year average,...
Wrapping up Hurricane Season: Ida, Katrina, and the Importance of Adequate Loss Modeling
Dec 9 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. With the 2021 hurricane season coming to an end, insurers and government agencies are beginning to take stock of what occurred and how damages stacked up compared to...
Climate Modeling Confirms Historical Records Showing Rise in Hurricane Activity
Dec 6 2021 // New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office When forecasting how storms may change in the future, it helps to know something about their...
Louisiana Kicks Off $11 Million Housing Program for Hurricane Laura
Nov 24 2021 // Nearly 15 months after Hurricane Laura struck, Louisiana is kicking off $11.3 million in housing repair and rebuilding programs for the southwestern city of Lake Charles while it waits for hundreds of millions in promised...
Deadline Nears for FEMA Aid for Hurricane Ida
Nov 22 2021 // Louisiana residents impacted by Hurricane Ida’s destruction in August have a week remaining to seek individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The deadline for individuals and families to...
2020 Louisiana Hurricane Season Costs Insurers At Least $10.6 Billion
Nov 9 2021 // Insurance companies are on track to pay at least $10.6 billion to cover Louisiana claims for damage caused by Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. Donelon released the latest...
Insurer Hiscox Sets Aside $150M for Hurricane Ida, European Flood Losses
Nov 2 2021 // Hiscox has set aside $150 million to cover losses linked to Hurricane Ida and floods in Europe, the insurer said, above analysts’ expectations, while it reported strong premiums written this year thanks to rising...
Louisiana Implements Mediation Program for Hurricane Ida Claims
Nov 1 2021 // Louisiana has established a voluntary mediation program for the purpose of resolving property/casualty insurance claim disputes related to damage caused by Hurricane Ida, which struck Southeast Louisiana as a category 4...
Month-Long Halt in Hurricanes Thanks to Dry Air and Atmospheric Lull
Oct 29 2021 // This year’s hurricane season started out as one of the most prolific in the modern era. Then suddenly, in October, the storms stopped. As of Friday, the Atlantic hasn’t produced a single new tropical storm in a...
Louisiana Tornado Damages Homes in Region Still Reeling From Hurricanes
Oct 29 2021 // A tornado touched down in western Louisiana Wednesday, Oct. 28, damaging more than a dozen homes in a part of the state still struggling to recover from repeated weather disasters, officials said. The National Weather...
FEMA Extends Deadline to Apply for Hurricane Ida Assistance to Nov. 29
Oct 28 2021 // Louisiana residents seeking disaster aid from Hurricane Ida now have until Nov. 29 to apply for assistance. The Federal Emergency Management announced that the deadline to register for individual assistance has been...
Louisiana Mayor: 300-400 Buildings Condemned From Hurricane Laura Damage
Oct 22 2021 // A Louisiana mayor says 300 to 400 commercial buildings damaged last year by Hurricane Laura are being condemned or marked for demolition. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter told the City Council on Wednesday that he realizes...
Louisiana Implements Mediation Program for Hurricane Ida Claims
Oct 18 2021 // Louisiana has established a voluntary mediation program for the purpose of resolving property/casualty insurance claim disputes related to damage caused by Hurricane Ida, which struck Southeast Louisiana as a category 4...
As Louisiana Port Rebuilds After Hurricane Ida, Loss of Wetlands Seen as Threat
Oct 15 2021 // On Louisiana’s south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge shipyard sits idle and in tatters. Where parts of the nine-bay terminal’s roof once hung, only a tangle of twisted...
AccuWeather: Texas to See Excessive Rain, Flooding from Hurricane Pamela
Oct 13 2021 // Pamela will not only pose significant dangers across Mexico, as it pushes inland after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday morning, but its impacts will also be felt across parts of the United States while...
Senators Agree Federal Hurricane Prevention for New Orleans Worked During Ida
Oct 12 2021 // U.S. senators on Oct. 6 promoted a federal hurricane system’s performance in New Orleans during Hurricane Ida, but noted that other regions experienced devastation that is likely to worsen as climate change produces...
Swiss Re Estimates Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers $30 Billion
Oct 6 2021 // On an industry level, Swiss Re now estimates that total insured market losses from Hurricane Ida to be in the range of $28–30 billion, excluding federal flood insurance losses. Hurricane Ida, the second-most intense...
Swiss Re Estimates Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers $30 Billion
Oct 5 2021 // On an industry level, Swiss Re now estimates that total insured market losses from Hurricane Ida to be in the range of $28–30 billion, excluding federal flood insurance losses. Hurricane Ida, the second-most intense...
Louisiana Extends Hurricane Ida Insurance-Related Emergency Rule
Sep 28 2021 // Louisiana extended the emergency rule that allows suspension of insurance related statutes in the 25 parishes affected by Hurricane Ida, the insurance department said. The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that...
Shell Plans Mid-October Post-Hurricane Restart for Louisiana Refinery
Sep 28 2021 // Royal Dutch Shell Plc tentatively plans the first restart of a production unit at its 230,611 barrel-per-day (bpd) Norco, Louisiana, refinery for mid-October, sources familiar with plant operations said on Monday. A Shell...
