Latest Windstorm Headlines
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Joplin Tornado Death Toll Rises; Engineers Assess Hospital Damage
May 27 2011 // Rescue and recovery work in Joplin, Missouri was shadowed by uncertainty as crews still hoping to find survivors combed areas that had already been searched several times and engineers entered the battered Joplin hospital...
States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured
May 27 2011 // Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most...
14 Killed as Tornadoes Carve Path Through Midwest
May 26 2011 // A violent storm system rumbled through the central U.S. on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes that turned homes into splintered wreckage, killing at least 14 people over two days and hampering rescue efforts in a city slammed...
April Storm Damage in Ohio Estimated at $123M
May 26 2011 // The Ohio Insurance Institute estimates that mid-April storms caused more than $123 million in damage across the state. The industry group for property and casualty insurers said that wind, tornadoes and hail on April 19...
Kansas City Chiefs Gathering Aid for Missouri Tornado Victims
May 26 2011 // Hundreds of cars lined up all day on May 24 in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot as the Kansas City Chiefs filled two semitrailer trucks with bottled water for tornado victims in Kansas and Missouri. Chiefs spokesman Brad...
Repeat Tornadoes Unusual But Not Unknown; Threat Continues
May 26 2011 // Weather experts said it’s unusual for deadly tornadoes to develop a few weeks apart in the U.S. But what made the two storm systems that barreled through a Missouri city and the South within the last month so rare is...
Multiple Storms Pound North Texas with Large Hail
May 26 2011 // The Dallas Fort Worth area was once again ground zero for a series of severe thunderstorms that pounded the area with baseball size hail on May 24. Four inch hail was reported in several cities including Irving, Carrolton,...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Declares Emergency Following Tornado Outbreak
May 26 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has issued an emergency order that will enable licensed out-of-state claims adjustors to immediately assist Oklahomans who suffered damage and losses from the May 24 tornado...
Midwest States Reeling from Multiple Devastating Storms
May 25 2011 // As Joplin, Mo., attempts to clean up after what’s been deemed the single most destructive tornado in U.S. history, other Midwest states continue to assess damage to recent tornado-producing storms. The National...
Searchers, Dogs Scour Missouri Tornado Wreckage
May 25 2011 // First they found his dark blue teddy bear. Then frantic relatives searching for toddler Skyular Logsdon spotted his red T-shirt and pants, torn, rain-soaked and wrapped around a telephone pole. The little boy hasn’t...
2011 on Pace to Be Deadliest U.S. Tornado Year
May 25 2011 // The tornado that raked Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday was the deadliest single twister in the United States since 1953, putting 2011 on pace for a possible record year for tornado fatalities, U.S. weather experts said...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Legislation Advances
May 25 2011 // The Texas Senate unanimously approved its version of a bill to revamp the state’s windstorm fund that insures coastal properties against hurricane damage. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association reform measure,...
Tornado Touched Down in Montana
May 24 2011 // The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down south of Terry, Montana snapping a tree and damaging two small barns. No one was injured in the twister, reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday about eight miles...
Joplin, Missouri Tornado Insured Loss Estimate: $3 Billion
May 24 2011 // The tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri could cost the insurance industry between $1 billion and $3 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm Eqecat. The tornado is the deadliest to hit the U.S. since 1947 and...
Missouri Tornado: 116 Dead; Thousands of Homes, Businesses Destroyed
May 24 2011 // A monster tornado killed at least 116 people in Joplin, Missouri, when it tore through the heart of the small Midwestern city, ripping the roof off a hospital and destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Weather...
Tornado Kills Man, Destroys 20 Homes in Kansas
May 23 2011 // A tornado swept through a small eastern Kansas town, killing one person and destroying at least 20 homes, as severe thunderstorms pelted the region with hail that some residents said was the size of baseballs, authorities...
Oklahoma Schools Insurance Rates Go Up After Storms
May 23 2011 // More than 400 Oklahoma schools have received notices of expected insurance rate increases averaging 19.5 percent. The notice from the Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group, which provides various types of coverage to 440 of...
FEMA Criticized for Letters to Alabama Storm Victims
May 23 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has provided grants to about 15 percent of the more than 72,000 people who sought assistance after tornadoes killed hundreds across Alabama last month, but twice as...
Late April Tornadoes Likely to Affect P/C Insurers’ Earnings, Not Capital
May 23 2011 // The deadly outbreak of tornadoes in late April, which generated insured losses estimated at as much as $6 billion, is unlikely to have an immediate impact on property/casualty insurers’ Best’s ratings. The...
Tornadoes Hit Missouri Town; At Least 89 Killed
May 23 2011 // At least 89 people have died in Joplin, Missouri, and the toll is expected to climb as one of the deadliest tornadoes in state history roared through the small Midwestern city Sunday, local officials said Monday. Rescue...
