Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Braces for Tropical Storm Bonnie
Jul 23 2010 // Tropical Storm Bonnie barreled toward south Florida Friday on a track that was expected to take it over the site of BP Plc’s massive oil spill in the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico by Saturday afternoon. The fast-moving...
Private Firm WSI Cuts U.S. Hurricane Forecast to 19 Named Storms
Jul 21 2010 // Private weather forecaster WSI Corp cut its forecast for named storms in the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, but still sees an active season with water temperatures and wind conditions conducive to violent...
NHC Tracking Potential Tropical Storm
Jul 20 2010 // The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking a “vigorous tropical wave located over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.” So far the disturbance has produced only “widespread cloudiness and...
Analysis: Perfect Storm Brewing for Louisiana Economy
Jul 20 2010 // In the blink of an eye, the economic focus in Louisiana has shifted from recession recovery to avoiding actual and potential job losses piling up at a staggering rate. And there’s very little that the state can do:...
Ohio Tornadoes Cost Home, Business Owners $22M
Jul 16 2010 // The insurance industry says a storm and tornadoes that ripped through northwest Ohio in early June caused at least $22.1 million in damage for homeowners and business owners. The totals by the Ohio Insurance Institute...
40% Chance for a New Storm in Gulf Says NHC
Jul 7 2010 // The National Hurricane Center in Miami is presently tracking a low pressure area located off the northwestern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. According to the NHC, “showers and thunderstorms associated...
New Storm Brewing in Gulf
Jul 6 2010 // An area of disturbed weather over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico could strengthen into a tropical storm later this week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday. If it revs up to cyclone force, the system would...
Ohio Storm Victims Get 60-Day Leeway on Insurance Payments
Jul 5 2010 // Ohioans affected by the tornados that ripped through Wood, Fulton, and Ottawa Counties in early June will be getting some relief when it comes to deadlines for paying their insurance premiums, Ohio Department of Insurance...
Hurricane Alex Weakens to Tropical Storm
Jul 1 2010 // Hurricane Alex weakened to a tropical storm Thursday as it moved further inland over northeastern Mexico, dumping heavy rains that flooded cities but sparing U.S. oil facilities near its path. Rain from the first named...
Willis Re Finds Chile Quake, Storm Losses ‘Little Impact’ on Re Pricing
Jul 1 2010 // A new report from Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings, has concluded that “losses from the Chile earthquake and storms in Australia in the first quarter of 2010 have had little impact on...
Texas Prepares as Tropical Storm Alex Heads Toward Hurricane Status
Jun 29 2010 // As of 10 a.m. CDT on June 29, Tropical Storm Alex was nearing hurricane strength in the western Gulf of Mexico and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects it to reach hurricane status later in the day. The storm is...
Indiana Asks Recent Storm Victims to Report Damage
Jun 29 2010 // The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is asking state residents who sustained damage from recent storms and flooding to report it online. The agency wants everyone with damage since June 13 to report it at its Web...
BP Says Storm Waves Will Delay Oil Capture
Jun 28 2010 // BP Plc’s plan to increase oil-capture capacity this week at the Gulf of Mexico leak to up to 53,000 barrels a day will be delayed by high waves expected to be generated by Tropical Storm Alex, a company executive...
Aon Benfield, Cologne University to Study European Windstorms
Jun 25 2010 // Aon Benfield announced that it has signed an exclusive partnership with the University of Cologne – “a leading research centre with a long record of wind storms diagnostics, extreme weather modeling and impact...
Earthquake, Tornado, Storms Hit Canada’s International Summit Site
Jun 24 2010 // International leaders might be forgiven if they nervously eye the skies above and the ground below as they gather for summits of the Group of Eight and the Group of 20 in Canada’s province of Ontario this weekend. In...
Storm Management
Jun 21 2010 // The Atlantic hurricane season forecasts are in and they aren’t pretty. All the major forecasters have predicted the season will be much more active than last season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Storm Management
Jun 21 2010 // The Atlantic hurricane season forecasts are in and they aren’t pretty. All the major forecasters have predicted the season will be much more active than last season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
May Storms in Oklahoma Caused $1B in Damage
Jun 21 2010 // One of the most destructive weather months in Oklahoma history could end up having the state’s highest insurance loss payout in recent memory, industry experts have said. It will be months before all the claims are...
May 7- 8 Northern Ohio Storms Losses Top $31M
Jun 16 2010 // A series of storms on May 7 and 8 centered across the top half of the state caused at least $31.4 million in damages, according to preliminary insured loss estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute...
Emergency Declared in Wake of Oklahoma Flooding and Severe Storms
Jun 15 2010 // State officials in Oklahoma declared a state of emergency on June 14 for 59 counties following severe storms and flooding that began a day earlier. At the request of Gov. Henry, who is out of the state, Lt. Gov. Jari...
