Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Virginia Gov. Kaine Declares Emergency After 3 Tornadoes Strike
Apr 29 2008 // Governor Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency in Virginia, directing state agencies to take all necessary actions to aid in the response to widespread damage from yesterday’s violent weather in the...
AIR Releases Mexico Storm Model
Apr 28 2008 // Boston-based AIR Worldwide announced the availability of its tropical cyclone model for Mexico. “The new probabilistic model will help the industry better manage hurricane and tropical cyclone risk in the growing...
West and North Texas Cleaning up After Violent Storms, Tornadoes
Apr 25 2008 // Violent thunderstorms produced tornadoes, large hail and heavy rains over west and north Texas on April 23 causing a considerable amount of damage. The worst losses appear to have occurred where the storm clouds began...
Spring Storms Hammer Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Apr 21 2008 // Damage estimates continue to pile up Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been hammered numerous times this Spring with violent storms that produced tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and floods, and the damages are...
Texas Windstorm Pool Seeks to Increase Reinsurance Level for 2008
Apr 17 2008 // Citing increased exposure along the Texas coast, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has requested Commissioner of Insurance Mike Geeslin to authorize the purchase of $1.5 billion in reinsurance for the windstorm...
Lloyd’s Analyzes Europe’s Windstorms
Apr 16 2008 // “Winter storms in Europe are like London buses,” says an article on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com) – “You don’t see any for a while and then along come two or three, one behind...
Tornadoes Damage Southern Iowa
Apr 15 2008 // At least two tornadoes have ripped across southern and eastern Iowa, with damage reported to a few homes and businesses. No injuries have been reported. Bill Nichols, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, says a...
Oklahoma Governor Declares Emergency in Wake of Storms
Apr 15 2008 // In the wake of recent severe storms across the state, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency to exist in 38 Oklahoma counties due to tornadoes, severe storms and flooding which began on April 9. Gov. Henry...
Weather Service Confirms Southwest Michigan Hit by Small Tornado
Apr 11 2008 // A small tornado was to blame for damaging a barn housing some horses and knocking down trees in southwestern Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. No injuries were reported but more than 6,500 Consumers...
State of Emergency Issued for 12 Mississippi Counties after Tornadoes
Apr 11 2008 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for 12 Mississippi counties Monday after a severe weather system and tornadoes hit parts of Central Mississippi, including the Jackson Metro area on April...
Ark., Okla., Texas Hammered with Storms; Damage Estimates Mount
Apr 10 2008 // An insurance industry trade organization estimates that preliminary damage from an April 8 Oklahoma hail storm has risen to $15 million and cautioned losses could increase significantly. Meanwhile, Northern Texas, Oklahoma...
Storm Damage Mitigation May Lead to Discounts for La. Homeowners
Apr 8 2008 // Insurance premium discounts are available in 2008 to homeowners in Louisiana who build or retrofit a structure to comply with the requirements of the State Uniform Construction Code, install damage mitigation improvements,...
North Little Rock Twister Claims Tornado Siren; Damages in Millions
Apr 8 2008 // The National Weather Service released a survey of a recent tornado that went from North Little Rock, Ark., into Sherwood and damaged numerous structures at a cost of millions of dollars. Among the casualties was a tornado...
Arkansas to Accept FEMA Mobile Homes for Storm Victims
Apr 4 2008 // Governor Mike Beebe, after consulting with Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) Director David Maxwell and Arkansas State Health Officer Dr. Paul Halverson, has decided that Arkansas will accept FEMA mobile...
Mobile Homes – Not Trailers – Arrive for Tennessee Tornado Victims
Apr 2 2008 // Tennessee is taking delivery of mobile homes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to temporarily house Macon County tornado victims. While FEMA trailers have been scrutinized recently over reports of exposing...
Georgia Hospital Destroyed by Tornado Opens Full Service Facility
Apr 1 2008 // A small town Georgia hospital destroyed by a tornado a little more than a year ago is ready to open its doors again. Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Ga., will offer the full gamut of hospital services – from...
Texas Orders Bogus Windstorm Inspector to Cease and Desist
Apr 1 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued an emergency cease and desist order against Gary Garza of Corpus Christi, Texas, to prevent him from submitting windstorm inspection reports under false pretenses. Garza, who...
Ohio Tornado Drill Marks Beginning of Severe Weather Season
Mar 27 2008 // Remember, this is only a test. Tornado sirens blared at 9:50 a.m. in a statewide drill on Wednesday ordered by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. In his proclamation, the governor says...
Insurers Say South Carolina Storms Caused at Least $43M in Damage
Mar 26 2008 // Insurers say estimated damage in South Carolina from severe weather earlier this month has increased to $43 million. The South Carolina Insurance News Service said Monday that more than 11,000 insurance claims had been...
Kentucky Insurance Office Helping with Residual Storm Claims
Mar 26 2008 // Roofers and other construction workers are busy repairing damage from the severe weather that raced through Kentucky early last month. When the Kentucky Office of Insurance sent members of its emergency response team to...
