Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Liberty Mutual Reports Q2 Loss on COVID-19 Event Cancellations, Storms, Downturn
Aug 6 2020 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. reported a net loss of $320 million for the second quarter versus net income of $397 million for the same quarter last year. The loss reflected the impact of COVID-19, catastrophes and the...
‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf Much Smaller This Year Following Tropical Storms
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever measured, the scientist who has measured it since 1985 said Tuesday. Marine...
Destruction from Tropical Storm Isaias Seen Across North Carolina
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together and caused floods and fires that...
‘Defensive Dining’: Keeping Makeshift Outdoor Eateries Safe From Storms, Drivers
Aug 5 2020 // Outdoor spaces hastily fancified for low-risk dining are keeping thousands of U.S. restaurants from closing permanently. But crashing the dinner party are tropical storms, rats — and the occasional out-of-control...
Tropical Storm Isaias Left Death, Darkness, Tornadoes, Floods on East Coast
Aug 4 2020 // 08/05/2020 02:06 AM— Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off...
Tropical Storm Isaias Spawns Tornadoes, Leaves Thousands Without Power in Carolinas
Aug 4 2020 // After bringing heavy rain and flooding to Florida over the weekend, Tropical Storm Isaias began its attacking up the Southeast coast Monday, killing at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home...
Delaware Urges Residents to Prepare for Tropical Storm Isaias
Aug 4 2020 // As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches Delaware, residents are urged to prepare for dangerous winds of more than 55 miles per hour and up to six inches of rain. Storm surges, localized flooding, tree damage, power outages and...
Tropical Storm Isaias Kills One as Tornadoes Threaten U.S. Northeast
Aug 4 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled Virginia on Tuesday on its way toward Washington and other cities of the U.S. Northeast, and killed at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home park in North...
Virus-Hit Florida Lashed by Weakened Tropical Storm Isaias
Aug 3 2020 // Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast Sunday while officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened tropical storm. Isaias was downgraded from a...
Update: Tropical Storm Isaias to Regain Hurricane Strength, Heads Toward Carolinas
Aug 2 2020 // Aug 3, 12:02 pm — Tropical Storm Isaias was expected to regain its hurricane strength on Monday as it moved up the U.S. East Coast, threatening a deadly storm surge before making landfall in North Carolina or South...
More than 14K Homes Vulnerable to Hanna’s Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says
Jul 27 2020 // CoreLogic has estimated that more than 14,000 homes were at risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Hanna, which made landfall in South Texas on July 25. CoreLogic’s Coastal Storm Risk Score shows the number of...
Update: Tropical Storm Hanna Headed Toward South Texas
Jul 24 2020 // A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico that yesterday was a tropical depression is now Tropical Storm Hanna, the National Hurricane Center has reported. TS Hanna’s center is currently located south of the...
Committee Recommends No Rate Hike for Texas Windstorm Insurer
Jul 23 2020 // The Actuarial and Underwriting Committee of Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail coverage for properties in the state’s coastal counties voted on July 21 to recommend a 0% rate increase to its board...
Texas Windstorm Rate Filing Consideration Process Now Underway
Jul 20 2020 // July 17 was the last day the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) Actuarial & Underwriting Committee accepted comments on its annual rate filing process, which officially begins on July 21 when the...
North Carolina’s Outer Banks Island Ravaged by Storms, Virus Restrictions
Jul 17 2020 // When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf shop and four vehicles. Seven months later, his shop was ready for business. But...
East Coast’s Insured Loss From Tropical Storm Fay to Tally Near $400 Million: KCC
Jul 15 2020 // The insured loss from Tropical Storm Fay will be close to $400 million, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC). KCC said its estimate includes the privately insured wind and storm surge...
Travelers Expects Q2 Loss From Storms, Civil Unrest, Investments; Modest COVID Impact
Jul 14 2020 // In a preliminary look, The Travelers Companies said it expects to report a net loss for the second quarter, results that will reflect losses from storms, civil unrest and its non-fixed income investment portfolio. It also...
May 2019 Tornadoes in Missouri Caused Nearly $190M in Insured Losses
Jul 10 2020 // The May 2019 tornadoes that ravaged several parts of Missouri caused significant damage to both residential and commercial properties, and resulted in close to $190 million in insured losses, the state Department of...
1 Dead After Tornado Hits Western Minnesota, Authorities Say
Jul 10 2020 // At least one powerful tornado damaged farms, left one person dead and two others injured in western Minnesota as severe storms moved across parts of the Midwest, authorities said. A 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton...
Tropical Storm Fay Heads to New York, Southern New England
Jul 10 2020 // Quick-moving Tropical Storm Fay strengthened as it moved toward southern New Jersey, where it was expected to make landfall Friday afternoon before sweeping north to New York with a curtain of heavy rain and thrashing...
