Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nearly 1 Month Since Winter Storm, Water Restored to Mississippi City
Mar 15 2021 // Most people in Mississippi’s capital now have running water, more than three weeks after the majority of taps in the city of 161,000 went dry during a winter storm. Still, officials said Thursday that thousands will...
Texas Oil, Gas Interests Left to ‘Self-Regulate’ in Aftermath of Winter Storm
Mar 9 2021 // After being battered by withering criticism of its management of the power grid during February’s winter storm, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) saw several of its board members resign and fired its...
Appalachian Underwriters Insurance Pros in Dallas Step Up During Winter Storm
Mar 8 2021 // In mid-February, when a severe cold front came down from the North Pole and swept across the nation and record snowfall and low temperatures froze society in its tracks, insurance professionals were ready to lend a helping...
AccuWeather Raises Texas Damage, Loss Estimate from Winter Storm to $130B
Mar 5 2021 // Damage costs and economic losses from the intense winter storm that hit the country in mid-February may rise to as much as $130 billion in Texas alone, according to AccuWeather. That figure is up from the $50 billion to...
Weeks After Storms, Water Crisis Continues in Mississippi
Mar 5 2021 // Frustrations are mounting in Mississippi’s largest city, more than two weeks since winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the city’s water system – knocking out water for drinking and making it...
Winter Storm Uri Losses in Texas Expected in $10B – $20B Range
Mar 1 2021 // It’s likely that insured losses in Texas from Winter Storm Uri, which overwhelmed the state in mid-February, will climb into the $10 billion to $20 billion range, according to catastrophe modelers and insurance...
Damage to West Virginia Power Grids from Winter Storm Delays Power Restoration
Feb 26 2021 // Some West Virginia residents are waiting longer than anticipated for their power to come back on after utility crews found new damage from ice storms earlier this month. Drone and helicopter surveillance found the new...
After Texas Power Failures, South Carolina Gov Wants Winter Storm Review of Grid
Feb 25 2021 // South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wants the state’s electric providers to review their power grids to see if they could face problems like what happened in Texas during the recent winter storm. McMaster sent a...
Insurance Losses From Texas Storm May Set First Quarter Record: A.M. Best
Feb 21 2021 // Insurers could suffer record first-quarter catastrophe losses after the historic Texas winter storm, which crippled the state’s electrical grid and caused extensive property damage including collapsed roofs and...
Freezing Winter Storm Paralyzes Deep South; Thousands Without Power
Feb 19 2021 // Winter storms that dumped additional snow and ice on the Deep South plunged more than 300,000 homes and businesses into darkness early Thursday and left roads impassable across a wide area. While temperatures were expected...
Insurers Expect ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Claims from Texas Storm
Feb 19 2021 // U.S. property insurers are bracing for claims for damage from collapsing roofs, bursting pipes and lost business as Texas takes stock of its losses from a winter storm that has crippled its electrical grid. Insurers’...
Officials: ‘Freak Storm’ Caused Deadly North Carolina Tornado
Feb 19 2021 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state must learn from the surprise tornado that struck Ocean Isle Beach with little or no warning, leaving three people dead and 10 injured. The governor surveyed the...
Oklahoma Legislation Would Require Tornado Safety Information in Hotels
Feb 18 2021 // Under legislation passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, new or renovated hotels and motels would be required to tornado safety information in every room and common areas. Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader,...
Winter Storm Uri to Generate Billions in Insured Losses: Moody’s
Feb 18 2021 // The massive winter storm that barreled through the mid-section of the United States and across the South in mid-February, hitting Texas particularly hard, will generate billions in insured losses, according to commentary...
Several Homes Damaged by Tornado in Georgia
Feb 18 2021 // The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that a tornado struck an area of southwest Georgia where one home was destroyed and several others got damaged. The weather service’s office in Tallahassee, Florida,...
EF3 Tornado Rips Across North Carolina Community, Levels Homes, Kills 3
Feb 18 2021 // It was late Monday night when the power went out at Jesse Clemmons’ home in coastal North Carolina. He went outside to start up the generator and heard a loud roar approaching from the woods. “By that time, I...
Storm System Spawns Tornado in Florida, Several Homes Damaged
Feb 16 2021 // A tornado in Florida’s Tampa Bay region peeled off rooftops, snapped trees and roused residents from bed early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service said there were no serious injuries reported from the...
South Central Region Shut Down by Winter Storm
Feb 16 2021 // A winter storm dropped snow and ice and sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the...
Ice Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Mid-Atlantic
Feb 16 2021 // Ice and freezing rain from a winter storm moving through the mid-Atlantic region knocked down trees and power lines and left tens of thousands of people without power Saturday. Dominion Energy reported some 130,000...
Another Winter Storm Brings More Snowfall to Northeast
Feb 11 2021 // Another winter storm brought additional snowfall to the Northeastern U.S. on Tuesday on top of a major snowstorm that hit the region Sunday. The snow totals are expected to be far less than the storm that pushed through...
