Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Legislative Focus for Texas Windstorm Insurer: Funding, Depopulation
Jan 22 2015 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state-created insurer that provides property coverage for wind and hail in 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County, has submitted a report to the Legislature with...
Small Tornado in Washington Confirmed by Weather Service
Jan 21 2015 // The National Weather Service confirms it was a small tornado that knocked down some trees and blew around loose objects Sunday afternoon at Gig Harbor in Washington. A Weather Service survey team determined the tornado was...
Texas Windstorm Expert Panel to Discuss Work at Public Meeting
Jan 20 2015 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance expert panel will hold a public meeting on Jan. 28 to inform the public about the progress of the panel’s work, to allow the public to observe the panel discussing its work, and to give...
Storm Slickens Virginia Roads, Troopers Respond to 344 Wrecks
Jan 16 2015 // Virginia State Police report more than 300 wrecks across the state due to roads slickened by a winter storm. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says no injuries were reported in a majority of the wrecks. Geller says...
Weather Service: Fewest Tornadoes on Record in Oklahoma in 2014
Jan 12 2015 // Just 16 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in 2014, which the National Weather Service says is the fewest on record. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus says a combination of factors led to the relative lack of...
Officials Confirm Weekend Tornado in Alabama
Jan 9 2015 // The National Weather Service is checking the damage from a weekend of rough weather in Alabama. Officials confirmed Monday that a weak tornado touched down in west Alabama in Hamilton on Saturday evening. A twister with 85...
Kansas Storm Damage Totals Dropped in 2014
Jan 6 2015 // The amount of storm damage reported in Kansas in 2014 was the lowest amount in 16 years, according to state insurance regulators. The Kansas Insurance Department says insurance companies received reports of $112.4 million...
Weather Service: Fewest Tornadoes on Record in Oklahoma in 2014
Jan 4 2015 // Just 16 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in 2014, which the National Weather Service says is the fewest on record. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus says a combination of factors led to the relative lack of...
Mississippi Hoping for FEMA Aid for Tornado Victims
Jan 1 2015 // Earlier this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration joined Mississippi and local officials on a tour of the Columbia area, as well as Jones and Lamar counties that were hit by...
Mississippi Pre-Christmas Storm Takes 4 Lives, Damages Properties
Dec 29 2014 // State officials said the initial numbers from the Dec. 23 storms show 241 total homes and 77 businesses suffered some damage in three Mississippi counties. There were four deaths and 50 injuries from the storm. In Marion...
Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for 9 N.Y. Counties in Wake of Nov. Storm
Dec 24 2014 // President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in upstate New York. That means Washington will chip in to help state, local and tribal governments pay to clean up and rebuild after a blockbuster storm buried the...
Mississippi City Receives Funds to Build Domed Storm Shelters
Dec 24 2014 // Tupelo, Misissippi has received money for architectural design and engineering of domed storm shelters able to hold a total of 2,300 people in two city parks. The domes are designed to withstand winds up to 250 mph, The...
PERILS Posts Final $513.5 Million Loss Estimate on 2013 Windstorm Dirk
Dec 23 2014 // PERILS AG announced that its “fourth and final” loss estimate for windstorm Dirk, which affected the UK and France from 23 to 25 December 2013, is €420 million [$513.5 million] for the property insurance...
EF0 Tornado Reported in Oklahoma
Dec 16 2014 // A small tornado that touched ground briefly in Arcadia, Okla., has been rated an EF0 by the National Weather Service in Norman. Weather service meteorologist Marc Austin said that the tornado caused no damage and appeared...
Weather Service to Deem Tornado-Torn Arkansas County ‘Storm Ready’
Dec 12 2014 // The National Weather Service says it will recognize Faulkner County in Arkansas as a “StormReady” community next week. Forecasters said that with the deaths in last April’s tornado at Mayflower and...
California Super Storm Climate-Driven? Still Insufficient to Quell Drought
Dec 12 2014 // A Pineapple Express “super storm” now lashing California may be driven by climate change, a report states. Yet however strong the storm and no matter what’s causing it, California’s ongoing storm...
FEMA Provides $3.9M Funds for Tornado Debris Removal in Mississippi
Dec 11 2014 // The city of Louisville and Winston County in Mississippi are being given $3.9 million in federal funds to assist with removal of debris from an April tornado. The money has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management...
Update: Tropical Storm Hagupit Hits Central Philippines; 21 People Killed
Dec 8 2014 // More than 21 people were killed as heavy rain and winds lashed the central Philippines, while a weakened storm Hagupit headed toward Manila. The government shut state offices and trading of stocks, bonds and currencies was...
Western New York Governments Seek Federal Help for Storm
Dec 6 2014 // Communities in western New York are tallying the costs of last month’s epic snowstorm to see if it meets the threshold for federal assistance. The storm cost Erie County government at least $7.5 million in damage,...
Winter Storm ‘Bomb’ Watch Begins From New York to Europe
Dec 5 2014 // As fall gives way to winter, meteorologists from the U.S. East Coast to the shores of Western Europe will be watching for signs that the next storm heading their way will turn into a bomb. That’s right — a...
