Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y. Charities to Provide 200 Coordinators to Help in Storm Recovery
Apr 5 2013 // New York officials and Catholic Charities have announced a $38.5 million program to provide more than 200 coordinators to help residents hurt by Superstorm Sandy recover and get access to needed services. The Disaster Case...
Contractor Sued Over Joplin Tornado Waste
Apr 3 2013 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft. Koster on April 1 announced the suit against Bryan Weldon and...
Georgia Residents Recall Tornado of 40 Years Ago
Apr 3 2013 // Like many people who lived in Athens, Georgia at the time, Anne Shepherd clearly remembers March 31, 1973 — the day the tornado hit. Shepherd, owner of downtown’s Chick Music store, had gone out to a house on North...
5 Months After Sandy, More Than 2,000 Storm Victims Still Living in N.Y. Hotels
Apr 1 2013 // More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in New York City hotels five months after the storm. The New York Times reported on March 29 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying for...
Maine, Rhode Island Granted Disaster Aid for February Storm
Mar 27 2013 // Maine will be eligible for federal help to cover the costs of a blizzard that hit in early February. President Barack Obama on Monday approved Gov. Paul LePage’s request for a disaster declaration. The declaration...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Board: No Receivership at This Time
Mar 26 2013 // Numerous representatives from Texas coastal counties, cities and business organizations on March 25 spoke before the board of the state’s insurer of last resort urging them to oppose the proposal by state regulators...
Could Global Warming Change Tornado Season?
Mar 25 2013 // With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped. As the traditional tornado season nears, scientists have been...
Turning Tornado Debris Into Better Storm Warnings
Mar 22 2013 // Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms and how it...
Dunes vs. Property Rights in Storm-Battered New Jersey
Mar 21 2013 // The sand dune that ruined Harvey and Phyllis Karan’s view of the ocean allowed their beachfront home to see another day when Superstorm Sandy’s surge crashed ashore. They still want the $375,000 a court awarded...
Insurers Handling Claims from Southeast Hail Storms
Mar 21 2013 // Several southern states are cleaning up after powerful winds and massive hail hammered the region. Hundreds of claims are pouring in to insurance companies in Mississippi, an early indication of the widespread damage left...
University Of Arizona Develops App For Dust Storm Warnings
Mar 20 2013 // The University of Arizona has created a mobile application for iPhones that provides dust storm alerts and safety tips. Available for free download on iTunes, the app uses a person’s geographical location anywhere in...
Alabama, Georgia Homes, Businesses Still Without Power Following Storms
Mar 19 2013 // About 130,000 homes and businesses were still without power early Tuesday in Alabama and Georgia following severe thunderstorms on Monday. Alabama Power, a unit of Southern Co., said on Tuesday that it had about 98,200...
Increase in Oklahoma Mobile Home Parks Ups Tornado Vulnerability
Mar 15 2013 // A new report from Lloyd’s of London found that a growing number of Oklahomans are becoming increasing vulnerable to tornadoes, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The report, Tornadoes: A Rising Risk?,...
Recent Storms Ease Drought in Middle of United States
Mar 13 2013 // Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Faces Tough Legislative Session
Mar 11 2013 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort in coastal counties may have a difficult time remaining intact during the 2013 legislative session. Claims from 2008’s Hurricane Ike still trickle in and ongoing...
Aon Benfield February Cat Report:U.S. Winter Storms; Russian Meteor
Mar 6 2013 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has released the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disasters that occurred...
From Rubble to Renewal: Kentucky Town Responds to Last Year’s Tornado
Mar 5 2013 // Tax preparer Betty Helton no longer meets her customers at a park bench in this tornado-ravaged Appalachian town. Hungry customers are back ordering burgers and shakes at Freezer Fresh. A bank moved out of a grocery store...
Banks Trying to Expedite New York Storm Insurance Checks
Mar 4 2013 // The New York Department of Financial Services says five of the state’s largest banks and mortgage services will have representatives available this week to help homeowners cash insurance settlement checks from...
2nd Winter Storm in Days Blasts Central U.S.
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...
Will Texas Windstorm Insurer Remain After the Legislative Session?
Feb 26 2013 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort in coastal counties may have a difficult time remaining intact during the 2013 legislative session. Claims from 2008’s Hurricane Ike still trickle in and ongoing...
