Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Offers Tips for Winter Storm Victims
Jan 6 2014 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department offers the following advice and tips about homeowner’s and auto insurance policies in wake of last week’s winter storm. First, damage to the house and its contents caused...
Mainers Encouraged to Report Ice Storm Damage
Jan 6 2014 // Maine residents are being encouraged to report ice storm damage to their homes and businesses so the state can assess what kind of assistance might be available. Maine Gov. Paul LePage says businesses that suffered a...
Northeast Digs Out From Major Winter Storm
Jan 3 2014 // The massive winter storm that impacted the Midwest and Northeast over the past couple of days is moving into the Atlantic on Friday, while very cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills are moving in behind the system,...
Joplin, Missouri Publishes Book Featuring Tornado Experiences
Jan 2 2014 // Joplin has published a collection of stories that chronicle the 2011 tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri city. The book, titled “Joplin Pays It Forward,” can be downloaded for free at the...
Europe’s Stormy Weather as Winter Storms Slam the UK: AIR Worldwide Analysis
Dec 30 2013 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, over the last several days, a series of three winter storms (named Christian, Dirk, and Erich) cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK and France and...
GAB Robins Swings into Action as Storms Batter UK
Dec 27 2013 // A “Surge” Bulletin from GAB Robins reports that the “Christmas storms have caused widespread storm and flood damage with the worst affected areas so far in the south of the country.” The bulletin...
In Rural Mississippi, Recovery Uneven a Year After Tornado
Dec 27 2013 // A year after a strong tornado hit Mississippi’s rural Pearl River County, residents are recovering unevenly. Sue Hubbard’s family has a new metal roof on their new house, thanks in part to insurance payments....
Christmas in the Dark? Post-Storm Power Outages Linger for Thousands in Maine
Dec 24 2013 // Tens of thousands of utility customers in Maine may face Christmas without electricity as post-ice storm power outages continue in the region. In Maine, the Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA which delivers...
Federal Aid Coming After Fall Storms In Texas
Dec 24 2013 // President Barack Obama has ordered federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts in areas of Central Texas hit with severe storms and flooding in late October. Obama last week declared a major disaster exists in the...
Arkansas Recovering From Weekend Storms
Dec 24 2013 // Robin Willhite sorted through the clutter at her Mississippi Delta home Sunday, thankful she and her daughter had survived a twister but wondering where she would celebrate the coming holiday. “A tornado four days...
U.K. Christmas Exodus Hampered as Storms Lash Railways, Airports
Dec 24 2013 // Storms that lashed southern England yesterday have closed dozens of railway lines, halted ferry sailings and left airports struggling to restore services as millions of Britons attempt to travel before Christmas. Ten U.K....
Texas Lawmaker Wants Probe into Windstorm Insurance Association Emails
Dec 23 2013 // A Texas lawmaker has called for an investigation into racist emails uncovered within the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, which acknowledged in court that bigotry could have influenced a claim filed by a...
Nearly 300 Storm Damage Reports in Lafayette, Indiana Area
Dec 20 2013 // Authorities in Indiana have compiled nearly 300 reports of damage from last month’s tornado-packed storms in the Lafayette area as they work to boost Indiana’s appeal for federal disaster aid. Tippecanoe County...
Vermont Already Preparing for the Next Big Storm
Dec 18 2013 // Vermont and federal officials Monday highlighted the state’s ongoing efforts to prepare for what is expected to be increasingly severe weather, most likely floods, in the coming years as the effects of a warming...
Florida Tornado Damage Estimated at $5 Million
Dec 17 2013 // Seven homes were destroyed and more than 150 damaged by the tornado that struck a central Florida neighborhood Saturday, city officials said. The National Weather Service said the tornado had winds as high as 110 miles per...
Indiana Asks for More Damage Reports from November Storm
Dec 16 2013 // The Indiana Department of Homeland Security and local county emergency management agencies are renewing a call for people who sustained damage to homes or businesses to report it online as the state prepares to appeal the...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Disavows Racism Allegations
Dec 16 2013 // Texas’ insurer of last resort in coastal areas has denied allegations that a culture of racism has existed within the organization. Responding to claims by a Houston-based trial lawyer that employees of the Texas...
Cost of North Texas Ice Storm Insured Damage Estimated at $30M
Dec 15 2013 // Damage from this month’s North Texas ice storm has reached at least $30 million in residential insured losses, according to an industry group. Officials with the Insurance Council of Texas said the losses include...
Illinois Gets $1M in Federal Grants After Tornadoes
Dec 13 2013 // Gov. Pat Quinn’s office says federal aid for Illinois tornado victims has topped $1 million. The governor’s office says that federal grants following the fatal Nov. 17 twisters have reached $1.06 million. The...
AIR Estimates Windstorm Xaver Insured Losses: $963 Million to $1.92 Billion
Dec 13 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured wind losses from Extratropical Cyclone Xaver will range between €700 million [$963 million] and €1.4 billion [$1.926 billion], with the majority of the...
