Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
More Tornadoes Plow Through Central US, Leaving Thousands Without Power
May 20 2025 // More tornadoes plowed through the central U.S. on Monday and thousands were without power as people from Texas to Kentucky continued to clean up from days of severe weather that killed more than two dozen people and...
Storms, Tornadoes Hit Kentucky and St. Louis as More Weather Approaches
May 19 2025 // More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado. The National Weather Service said a...
Severe Storm Batters St. Louis, Leaving At Least 4 Dead
May 16 2025 // At least four people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis. The storms Friday afternoon...
Severe Storms Sweep Through Midwest, Leaving Thousands Without Power
May 16 2025 // Storms accompanied by deep, booming thunder, lightning displays and powerful winds swept through parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, northern Indiana and Michigan overnight — leaving scores of trees down and thousands of homes...
Tornadoes, Winds, Rain Hit Florida Panhandle and Parts of Alabama
May 12 2025 // Tornadoes, strong winds and flash flooding hit parts of north Florida and Alabama over the weekend, damaging dozens of homes and commercial and farm structures, weather and local news sites reported. In the Florida...
Insurers Paid $612M on Kansas Storm Damage Claims in 2024
May 5 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt released data last month on the amount paid by insurance companies for Kansas storm damage claims in 2024. In 2024, reported storm claims totaled 56,778 and the amount paid out...
Severe Storms Take 4 Lives, Cause Power Outages, Close Roads in Pennsylvania
May 1 2025 // Officials and first responders in Pennsylvanians are assessing and cleaning up the damage caused after severe storms swept across western and central parts of the state Tuesday.. Officials reported four deaths linked to...
Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central US With Tornadoes and Large Hail
Apr 28 2025 // A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S. Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and...
Communities Reeling From Deadly Tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma
Apr 22 2025 // A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead as severe weather warnings Sunday continue to threaten parts of the south-central...
AccuWeather: Severe Storms in Central US Cause $80-$90B in Damages, Economic Loss
Apr 21 2025 // A multiday severe weather outbreak in the central U.S. caused an estimated $80 billion to $90 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather. From April 2 to April 6, a rare...
2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US
Apr 15 2025 // New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. The busy tornado season was driven by an active April and May in the...
Amish Communities Quickly Repair Tornado Damage in Michigan and Indiana
Apr 11 2025 // No contractors, no repair estimates, no haggling with the insurance company: After a tornado struck an Amish community in Michigan, the work was underway even before the National Weather Service could assess the...
Why Some Storms Brew to Extreme Dimensions in the Middle of America
Apr 10 2025 // A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of...
AccuWeather: Severe Storms in Central US Cause $80-90B in Damages, Economic Loss
Apr 7 2025 // A multiday severe weather outbreak in the central U.S. caused an estimated $80 billion to $90 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather. From April 2 to April 6, a rare...
Deadly Storms Bring Flooding and Destruction to Central US
Apr 3 2025 // Deadly storms and flooding rains left a path of destruction across 14 states in the US South and Midwest, knocking out power to more than 400,000 customers. Record rain fell in Memphis and eastern Missouri overnight and...
South Texas Storms Expected to Cause Over $100M in Damage
Apr 3 2025 // At 2 a.m. Friday, Rick Saldaña was traveling back to Edinburg from Mercedes, a city about 26 miles away, in an area known as the Mid-Valley. The roads were flooded. The frontage roads that feed into the expressway...
Deadly Storms Bring Flooding and Destruction to Southeast, Midwest
Apr 3 2025 // Deadly storms and flooding rains left a path of destruction across 14 states in the US South and Midwest, knocking out power to more than 400,000 customers. Record rain fell in Memphis and eastern Missouri overnight and...
Severe Storms Batter Greek Islands, With Crete Hit Hardest
Apr 3 2025 // Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day on Tuesday [April 1], with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile, worked to clear overturned cars and debris...
Severe Storm Threatens Central US With Heavy Rains, Tornadoes
Apr 2 2025 // Heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are threatening more than 40 million people from Michigan to Texas as a slow-moving cold front hovers over the region. There’s a rare high risk for damaging...
Severe Storms Ravage South Texas, Leaving 3 Dead and Hundreds Stranded
Mar 31 2025 // Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down...
