Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top $1 Billion
Aug 8 2013 // Insurance payments from the May tornado outbreak across central Oklahoma have now topped $1 billion, state insurance regulators report. “These numbers are staggering,” said Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John...
Oklahoma Officials Place May 20 Tornado Toll at 25
Aug 7 2013 // The Oklahoma Medical Examiner has increased the toll from the May 20 tornado at Moore after the death of a 90-year-old woman critically injured in the storm. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said that the death of Kathryn Begay...
Insurer Loss Ratios High in Oklahoma after Years of Extreme Storms
Aug 5 2013 // The May storms in Oklahoma that produced two EF-5 tornadoes, destroyed thousands of houses, resulted in 46 deaths and sent damage estimates above the $5 billion mark, were extreme examples of a years-long pattern of storms...
University Of Central Oklahoma to Co-Host 2014 Tornado Summit
Aug 1 2013 // The University of Central Oklahoma has been selected as a co-host of the 2014 National Tornado Summit. The summit serves as a forum for national and state experts to meet and recommend new policies to improve emergency...
Tropical Storm Flossie May Become First to Hit Hawaii Since 1992
Jul 29 2013 // Tropical Storm Flossie, which may become the first such system to hit Hawaii in 21 years, closed ports as it pounded parts of the state with “dangerous” surf. The storm, with top sustained winds of 50 miles (80...
Shelter Permits Sought in Norman, Oklahoma after Tornadoes
Jul 23 2013 // Applications from Norman, Okla., residents looking to build storm shelters have increased sharply in the aftermath of deadly tornadoes that struck in Moore and other nearby areas of the Oklahoma City metro. The May 19 and...
Oklahoma Leaders Ask ‘What Have We Learned’ from May Storms?
Jul 23 2013 // With thousands of destroyed houses, 46 deaths and damage estimates topping the $5 billion mark, victims of Oklahoma’s two EF-5 tornadoes are asking the same question: What have we learned? The answers are almost as...
Tornado Hits Ohio’s Ursuline College; No One Hurt
Jul 22 2013 // A tornado packing 110 mph winds hit Ursuline College in northeast Ohio early on July 20, collapsing a wall of the school’s athletic center and damaging other buildings but causing no injuries, officials said. The EF1...
Louisiana Citizens Seeking Increased Credit for Storm Season
Jul 22 2013 // As the peak of hurricane season approaches, the governing board for Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort agreed to boost its bank line of credit, to give the company enough money to cover costs in case of a...
Insurer Loss Ratios High in Oklahoma After Years of Extreme Storms
Jul 18 2013 // The May storms in Oklahoma that produced two EF-5 tornadoes, destroyed thousands of houses, resulted in 46 deaths and sent damage estimates above the $5 billion mark, were extreme examples of a years-long pattern of storms...
Montana Tornado Damages Property, No Injuries
Jul 18 2013 // Roosevelt County officials are assessing the damage done by a tornado that touched down about 20 miles north of Poplar, Mont. Emergency services coordinator Dan Sietsema says at least two farm sites were hit by the tornado...
MTA Plans Catastrophe Bond Sale Linked to Storm Damage, S&P Says
Jul 16 2013 // The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to use bonds designed to help New York City’s subway operator guard against storm surge damage after suffering $4.8 billion in wreckage from Hurricane Sandy.A Nov. 5,...
Storm Does Heavy Damage at Small North Dakota Airport
Jul 11 2013 // The airport in the western North Dakota town of Killdeer is being cleaned up after a storm destroyed a hangar and damaged three airplanes. Storms that moved through the region Monday night ripped apart the hangar and...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Storm Survivors: Register With FEMA
Jul 10 2013 // Survivors of the tornadoes, severe storms and flooding that occurred in Oklahoma from May 18 to June 2 have less than two weeks to register for state and federal disaster assistance. The deadline is July 19. “Even if...
Latest NHC Analysis of TS Chantal; Storm Warnings, Watches in Effect
Jul 9 2013 // The National Hurricane Center’s most recent bulletin, released at 5:00 AM AST, places Tropical Storm Chantal in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Leeward Islands, as it slowly approaches the Caribbean. Chantal was about 75...
New Jersey Utility Sues 11 Insurers Over Sandy Storm Coverage
Jul 8 2013 // Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. PSE&G, which...
Tropical Storm Chantal May Form in Atlantic This Week
Jul 7 2013 // Tropical Storm Chantal strengthened as it moved west across the Atlantic toward the Lesser Antilles, including the islands of Martinique and Saint Lucia, on a track that may take it east of Florida, the U.S. National...
Moore, Oklahoma Council Tables Storm Shelter Requirement
Jul 3 2013 // The Moore City Council in Oklahoma has tabled a proposal that would have required storm shelters for houses, apartments, mobile homes and group residential housing. Damage costs from the massive tornado that hit Moore on...
Alabama County Plans Site-Specific Tornado Warnings
Jul 3 2013 // Emergency officials in an Alabama county plan to sound tornado sirens in specific areas where storms are, and will no longer activate all sirens in the county with every tornado warning. Madison County’s system is...
Interest in Storm Shelters Rising in Texas Panhandle
Jul 2 2013 // In a region that frequently sees tornadoes, Texas Panhandle residents are considering storm shelters and other tools to stay safe in a twister as dangerous and deadly as the ones that have recently struck North Texas and...
