Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Seeks Assistance Following Deadly April Storms
May 7 2012 // Oklahoma’s request for federal assistance to individuals and businesses affected by an April 15 tornado that killed six in Woodward was denied but the governor is continuing with her quest for help from the U.S....
Fewer Storms for 2012 Hurricane Season?
May 7 2012 // The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, according to Andover, Md.-based private forecaster Weather...
Meteorologist: Tornado Near Stockton, Calif., not Unusual
May 7 2012 // The National Weather Service says the tornado that struck five miles outside of Stockton, Calif., last month was not unusual for the time of year. The twister on farmland near Interstate 5 left a path of damage about a...
Aon Benfield’s April Global Cat Reports near $1 Billion in Tornado Losses
May 4 2012 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, has released its latest edition of its Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide...
$20M-Plus Crop Damage When Storm Shreds Central California Orchards
May 3 2012 // A fierce spring storm that shredded Central California orchards last month caused more than $20 million damage in Kings County. Other San Joaquin Valley counties are still tallying the damage to crops when quarter-sized...
More Families Building Their Own Tornado Shelters
May 2 2012 // When deadly twisters chewed through the South and Midwest in 2011, thousands of people in the killers’ paths had nowhere to hide. Now many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready next time:...
New England Officials Testify at Storm Hearing
May 1 2012 // Spurred by major storms that had left millions of New Englanders without power last year, a Senate committee is questioning what can be done at the federal level to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters. New...
Indiana Emergency Officials to Storm Chasers: Stay Home
Apr 27 2012 // The recent outbreak of severe weather in Kansas had storm chasers out in full force. So many of them, in fact, that emergency officials everywhere are taking notice, and putting out warnings. In Indiana, Delaware County...
Rate Hike Proposal Sent to Board of Texas Windstorm Insurer
Apr 27 2012 // In advance of the start of hurricane season, the actuarial underwriting committee of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for coastal counties is recommending a rate increase. The committee on April 20 voted for a...
Kansas Tornado Relief Efforts Turn Toward Housing
Apr 26 2012 // With debris cleanup now in its second week, immediate relief efforts for Kansas tornado victims have been scaled back as disaster help moves into the next stage. The Small Business Administration is taking applications for...
Alabama Governor Tours Towns Still Recovering from Last April’s Tornadoes
Apr 26 2012 // Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on themselves and the generosity of others to rebuild. The Eclectic visit came on the...
Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Hurricane Season
Apr 26 2012 // The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International said on...
Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Apr 25 2012 // Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S....
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Announces Storm Aid for L.I. Counties
Apr 24 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is providing $8.5 million to Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. The money will be used to pay expenses from damage done last year by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm...
Tornado Cost Wichita, Kansas Area $146.3M
Apr 23 2012 // Sedgwick County, Kansas, officials say the tornado that hit Oaklawn and southeast Wichita on April 14 caused an estimated $146.3 million in damage. County officials say the tornado damaged or destroyed 776 homes and 86...
South Texas Residents Drying Out after Storm
Apr 19 2012 // Residents living north of Corpus Christi in the Portland/Gregory communities are in the process of drying out following a 15-inch rainfall on April 16. Gregory, with a population of 2,500, reported 80 percent of its homes...
Kansas Aviation Museum Damaged by Weekend Storms
Apr 18 2012 // The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita is closed this week to clean up from damage it sustained during the weekend storms. Museum director Lon Smith estimated the museum suffered between $100,000 and $150,000 in damage. But...
Tornado Damage in Wichita, Kansas, Interrupts Aircraft Industry
Apr 18 2012 // Tornado damage in Kansas’ aircraft manufacturing hub could have a ripple effect on the industry, analysts have warned, even as airplane makers Boeing and Hawker Beechcraft and nearby parts maker Spirit AeroSystems...
Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Traveled about 31 Miles
Apr 18 2012 // A tornado that killed six people in northwestern Oklahoma traveled about 31 miles and had winds of 136 to 165 mph at its peak. The National Weather Service on April 16 assigned a preliminary EF-3 Enhanced Fujita scale...
Forecasters Assign EF-1 Rating to Arkansas Tornado
Apr 18 2012 // The National Weather Service in Little Rock has given a tornado that caused damage in central Arkansas a preliminary rating of EF-1. Meteorologists surveyed an area of Van Buren County on April 16 and found a 2.3-mile...
