Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Courts Still Tidying Up After Storm of McClenny Moseley Lawsuits
Nov 3 2023 // In December 2022, before much was known about how McClenny Moseley & Associates in Houston was able to set up shop in New Orleans and sign-up thousands of Louisiana clients in less than a year, US District Court Judge...
Storm Ciarán Batters UK and Europe With Punishing Winds and Heavy Rainfall
Nov 2 2023 // Storm Ciarán plowed through northwest Europe, tearing the roofs off some buildings, snarling transport networks and cutting power to more than a million people. The cyclone delivered punishing winds and heavy rainfall to...
Western Europe Braces for Worst Storm of Season With Hurricane-Strength Wind Gusts
Oct 31 2023 // Western Europe is bracing for the worst storm so far this season with hurricane-strength wind gusts and rain potentially disrupting travel and causing damage to buildings. Storm Ciaran will bring heavy rain and intense...
Hurricane Otis Makes Landfall Near Acapulco as Category 5 Storm
Oct 25 2023 // Hurricane Otis made landfall near the tourist hotspot of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a deadly Category 5 hurricane with winds capable of collapsing homes, ripping apart power lines and tossing trees. The...
Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms in US Top $50B for 1st Time: Aon
Oct 20 2023 // Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50 billion mark for the first time on record and accounting for roughly 60% of all global...
Storm Babet Hammers Scotland With Warnings of Risk to Life, Flooding
Oct 20 2023 // The UK’s Met Office warned of the possibility of severe flooding and loss of life in the northern part of the country for a second day as Storm Babet continues to hammer the region. Parts of eastern Scotland remain...
Storm Babet Sparks Red Alert as Scotland Braces for Flooding
Oct 19 2023 // Storm Babet has triggered a red alert in Scotland as exceptional rainfall and flooding pose a “danger to life,” according to the Met Office. About 350 homes are being evacuated in Brechin, as Scotland braces...
Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common
Oct 16 2023 // A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report...
Multifamily in Peril: The Perfect Storm
Oct 16 2023 // The multifamily and rental property industries have faced quite an upheaval over the past few years, the impacts of which are certainly being felt by landlords and property managers. More than one national multifamily...
Possible Tornadoes Cause Damage in Parts of Florida
Oct 13 2023 // CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A storm system that moved across parts of Florida early Thursday left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses, authorities said. The storms moved north into Citrus County, where...
Is Industry Prepared? Hail, Convective Storms, Population Now Driving Billions in Losses
Oct 4 2023 // Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large degree, right? Yes, but insurers also are seeing a...
Wind Power Industry Hit by Perfect Storm of Supply Chain Delays, Design Flaws, Costs
Sep 28 2023 // A perfect storm of supply chain delays, design flaws and higher costs in the offshore wind industry has put dozens of projects at risk of not being delivered in time for countries to meet climate goals, industry...
Tornado-damaged Pfizer Plant in North Carolina Restarts Production
Sep 27 2023 // ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the...
Storm Could Bring Winds, Storm Surge to Carolina, Virginia
Sep 22 2023 // A potential tropical storm, so far unnamed, was predicted to make landfill in North Carolina Saturday, then push across eastern Virginia and Maryland by Sunday. The storm was off the coast of South Carolina and North...
California Suit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public on Climate, Seeks Funds for Storm Damage
Sep 18 2023 // The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and...
Storm Lee Brings High Winds, Waves and Rain to New England
Sep 18 2023 // BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength Saturday, bringing destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada. But officials withdrew...
Weather Service Confirms 4 Tornadoes Hit New England This Week
Sep 15 2023 // Four tornadoes touched down in the New England area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Boston has confirmed. A severe thunderstorm produced four tornadoes for about 90 minutes beginning at 4:00 p.m. They...
Brave New Whirl: Hurricane Lee Rewriting Rule Book on Storm Behavior
Sep 11 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane. Lee — which just as quickly dropped to a...
Severe Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 8 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Thousands of Little Rock residents were without power Wednesday after a severe storm uprooted trees and damaged homes in neighborhoods rebuilding from a tornado that hit the state last...
Hurricane Lee Strengthens to Category 5 Storm
Sep 8 2023 // Hurricane Lee has become the strongest Atlantic storm since 2019 with winds of 165 miles (266 kilometers) per hour, and the US National Hurricane Center said the Category 5 system isn’t done growing yet. While the...
