Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Recent Storm Caused More Erosion to New Jersey Beach
Jan 21 2022 // The weekend storm that brought rain and snow to much of New Jersey also caused significant erosion to a Jersey Shore beach that was already in the process of being widened. Now, federal and state officials are trying to...
Tornado Victim’s Family Sues Amazon Over Illinois Warehouse Collapse
Jan 19 2022 // The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the central Illinois Amazon facility where he worked filed a wrongful deathlawsuitMonday in Madison County. The action on behalf of Austin...
Florida Power & Light Class Action Opens Door to Subrogation, Future Storm Claims
Jan 18 2022 // A Miami judge’s certification of a lawsuit against Florida’s largest utility company as a $10 billion class action, with damage claims from more than 4 million people who lost power in Hurricane Irma, could...
Disaster Declared for December Missouri Tornadoes
Jan 13 2022 // President Joe Biden has approved Missouri’s request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly tornadoes and strong winds hit the state last month. The designation allows seven southern Missouri counties to...
Kentucky Lawmakers Plan to Move Quickly on Tornado Recovery Package
Jan 11 2022 // Kentucky lawmakers, back in session, are planning to take up tornado-recovery legislation this week, with the goal of quickly distributing an initial round of assistance, House Speaker David Osborne said. The newly...
Tornadoes Reported in Houston, Northwest Louisiana
Jan 11 2022 // At least two tornadoes touched down in the Houston area over the weekend as storms brought high winds and heavy rains, damaging homes and businesses and causing flooding. Most of the damage from the storms that came...
Insurance Companies Sue Texas Power Grid Operator Over 2021 Winter Storm Losses
Jan 7 2022 // More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and several power-generating companies (PGCs) over losses suffered from 2021 Winter Storm Uri, which resulted in more than 500,000 insurance claims...
Texas Officials Revise Death Count of 2021 Winter Storm to 246
Jan 6 2022 // A new report from the Texas Department of State Health Services confirms a final death count from the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri and the subsequent collapse of the Texas electric power grid. The DHS reports 246 winter...
Premium Finance Companies Can Extend Payment Deadlines After Kentucky Tornadoes
Jan 5 2022 // Premium finance companies are permitted to extend due dates for premiums and other charges in the wake of tornadoes that ripped through the state in December, the Kentucky insurance commissioner announced. Finance...
Winter Storms Strike Kentucky, Georgia, Carolina, DC
Jan 3 2022 // Storms over the New Year’s Day weekend knocked out power, caused property damage, triggered flash flooding and snow and closed schools and government offices. In Kentucky, less than three weeks after tornadoes...
Disaster Declaration Extended for New Hampshire Storms
Jan 3 2022 // The federal government has expanded is disaster declaration following damaging storms in southwestern New Hampshire this summer. The Federal Emergency Management Agency originally declared a disaster related to storms...
NWS Says December Storm Spawned 8 Tornadoes Across Wisconsin
Dec 28 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a rare December wind storm spawned eight tornadoes across west-central Wisconsin. .The Dec. 15 storm swept across multiple states. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the...
Major Storm Dumped Snow, Closed Mountain Routes in California
Dec 28 2021 // A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada, with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be...
Federal Relief Funding Available in Five Arkansas Counties Following Tornadoes
Dec 27 2021 // President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Arkansas, making federal relief funding available in five north eastern counties hit by tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest and South this month. The declaration...
Did Builder Groups Block Insurance Industry Move to Require More Storm Shelters?
Dec 27 2021 // A 2012 insurance industry proposal to make tornado shelters part of the building code for large commercial and residential buildings was blocked by construction and building management interests, the New York Times...
As Strongest Storm to Hit Philippines in 2021, Typhoon Rai ‘Exceeded All Predictions’
Dec 22 2021 // SINGAPORE – The rapid intensification that turned this week’s Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed all predictions, forecasters said, leaving nearly 400 people dead and...
Dec. 15 Winter Storms Across Upper Midwest Classified as Derecho
Dec 22 2021 // A line of severe thunderstorms andtornadoesthat swept across the north-central U.S. last week was the result of a serial derecho _ the first on record in December, officials with the National Weather Service said Dec....
Tornadoes Have Pushed Insurers’ Weather Claims Above $105B for 2021
Dec 21 2021 // Devastation from tornadoes that slammed parts of the United States this month will push the insurance industry’s 2021 bill for weather-related claims well above the predicted $105 billion, industry experts said, and...
‘Keep Delivering’: Amazon Tornado Tragedy Raises Emergency Safety Training Questions
Dec 17 2021 // The messages between an Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver and her boss began about 80 minutes before a tornado struck one of the company’s warehouses in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Dec. 10, killing six workers. The...
Missouri Insurance Specialists to Offer Assistance Following Tornado
Dec 16 2021 // Customer insurance specialists from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance will participate in resource centers to assist customers who were affected by the recent tornado. A Multi-Agency Resource Centers will...
