Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Scientists Take on Severe Storms to Study Hail, Costliest Weather Danger
Jun 6 2025 // As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation’s midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers:...
Storm Damage Costs Are Often a Mystery. That’s a Problem for Understanding Risk
Jun 6 2025 // On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it...
Above-Average Number of Storms Predicted for North Atlantic in 2025: Munich Re
Jun 3 2025 // Current climatic conditions suggest that there will be a slightly above-average number of storms in the North Atlantic during the 2025 hurricane season, according to Munich Re in its Hurricane Outlook 2025. However, Munich...
Inmates Clear Tornado Damage to Free Oklahoma Family Stuck for Over a Week
Jun 2 2025 // A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said. The crew...
1 Dead, Several Injured When More Storms Rip Through Kentucky, Southeast
Jun 2 2025 // SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Another storm hit parts Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia Friday, killing one person and injuring seven others. In Kentucky, Washington County Judge-executive Timothy Graves said two...
Missouri Special Session to Include Discussion on Aid for Tornado Victims
May 29 2025 // Missouri lawmakers are to kick off a special session Monday to consider aid for tornado victims and a package of financial incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from leaving the state for new or...
More Tornadoes, Fewer Meteorologists Make for a Dangerous Mix
May 27 2025 // As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode. The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s...
Missouri DCI Estimates High Uninsured Rates in St. Louis Amidst Tornado Recovery
May 23 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance released preliminary uninsured estimates for properties in the St. Louis in response to the F3 tornado that struck the region on Friday, May 16. DCI Department Director...
While FEMA Faces Overhaul, Mississippi Tornado Survivors Wait for Assistance
May 22 2025 // More than two months after a tornado demolished his Mississippi home, Brian Lowery still sifts through the rubble, hoping to find a tie clip his mother gave him, made from the center stone of her wedding band. “I...
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...
