Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southern Ontario Storms in September Cause Insured Damages of C$105M
Oct 26 2021 // Storms that hit southern Ontario on Sept. 7 and Sept. 22 caused C$105 million (US$84.9 million) in insured damage, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), which quoted initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices...
Tornadoes Cause Damage Along Missouri Illinois State Line
Oct 25 2021 // A large storm system spawned tornadoes along the Missouri Illinois state line late Sunday, Oct. 24, causing structural damage to residences and knocking out power. The National Weather Service reported an EF-0 tornado...
Two Tornados Confirmed in Western Pennsylvania
Oct 20 2021 // A pair of tornados have been confirmed in western Pennsylvania over the weekend, forecasters said. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds up to 85 mph touched down in the town of...
Munich Re Doubles Q3 Profit Despite Big Storm Losses in Europe, U.S.
Oct 20 2021 // German reinsurer Munich Re doubled its profit in the third quarter, despite big losses from storms in Europe and the United States, it said on Tuesday, but left its forecasts for the year unchanged. Profit rose to around...
North Dakota Hit with Tornados, Record Rainfall, Blanket of Snow
Oct 15 2021 // North Dakota residents experienced a range of weather this week, with rare October tornadoes in the southeastern part of the state, an early season snowstorm in the west and record rainfall in Bismarck. Preliminary reports...
Likely Tornadoes Cause No Major Damage in Oklahoma City
Oct 14 2021 // Two likely tornadoes touched down in the Oklahoma City area Wednesday in addition to two other suspected twisters in western Oklahoma as severe storms hit the state, according to the National Weather Service. There are no...
La Nina Arrives, Threatening More Droughts, Storms and Supply Disruptions
Oct 14 2021 // A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America, frigid winters in parts of the U.S. and Japan and greater risks for...
Tornadoes Rip Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central U.S.
Oct 12 2021 // Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports Monday of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy...
Northeast Summer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call for Subways
Oct 11 2021 // When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases leading into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls. In Philadelphia, a commuter line along the...
Partial Storm Disaster Declaration Granted; New Hampshire to Appeal
Oct 7 2021 // President Joe Biden partially granted a request for a major disaster declaration in response to storms that severely damaged much of Cheshire and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire, Governor Chris Sununu said Monday. The...
Climate Change Impact: 40% Chance of ‘100-Year Storms’ Over 20-Year Span
Oct 6 2021 // While events like Hurricane Ida and a Texas winter freeze demonstrate wide-reaching impacts of climate change to all but ardent deniers, even insurers and reinsurers may not fully appreciate all the risks, a new report...
Disaster Declared for July New Hampshire Storms
Oct 4 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved New Hampshire’s request to declare a major disaster after the mid-July storm that caused severe flooding in Cheshire County. Southwestern New Hampshire already had experienced record...
President Signs Disaster Declaration After Vermont Storms
Oct 1 2021 // President Joe Biden has signed a disaster declaration for damage caused by storms that hit the southern Vermont counties of Windham and Bennington at the end of July, the office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott said...
Report: More than 456.5K Claims Filed in Texas After Winter Storm
Sep 24 2021 // A recently released report from the state’s insurance department shows more claims and higher average claim costs resulting from the severe and prolonged winter storm that enveloped Texas in mid-February than were...
Insured Price Tag for Canada’s Summer Storms and Wildfires Nears C$200M
Sep 24 2021 // Two storms that raged across Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada in July and August caused C$120 million (US$94.5 million) in insured damage, while the August wildfire, in White Rock Lake, British Columbia, is now estimated...
‘Things Are Dire’: $16B Bay Flood Plan for Worst New Jersey Storms
Sep 23 2021 // Federal officials on Tuesday warned of a “dire” situation that is likely to get worse as they explained details of a $16 billion plan to lessen back bay flooding, one of the major sources of storm damage at the...
New Hampshire Governor Asks for Second Disaster Declaration After More Storms
Sep 22 2021 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu on Monday requested a federal disaster declaration for New Hampshire as a result of storms and flooding that happened July 29-Aug. 2, a week after he asked for one covering storms from...
FEMA: $205M Approved for Michigan Recovery From June Storms, Flooding
Sep 15 2021 // The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, FEMA says. That...
Tropical Storm Nicholas Expected to Bring Flash Flooding to Deep South
Sep 14 2021 // Tropical Storm Nicholas is expected to produce life-threatening flash flooding to portions of the deep South through early Friday according to the National Hurricane Center. Nicholas was approximately 50 miles east of...
Tropical Storm Nicholas to Test Post-Harvey Houston Infrastructure
Sep 14 2021 // On Aug. 25, the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, which dumped about 50 inches of rain on Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city “is safer today as it prepares to move forward.” Now comes...
