Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tropical Storm in Vietnam Triggers Floods, Killing at Least 20 People
Jul 24 2018 // Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam, local media reports said. Ten people drowned in floods caused by heavy rain in Yen Bai province after...
2 Tornadoes Knock Out Power for 20K People in Kentucky
Jul 24 2018 // The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes during severe storms in Kentucky that toppled trees and power lines. The weather service in Louisville says storms on Friday produced an EF-1 tornado in Hart County...
Unexpected Iowa Tornadoes Flatten Buildings, Injure at Least 17
Jul 23 2018 // Thousands of people were without power Friday after a flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people and flattening buildings in three cities. The storms even surprised weather...
North Dakota Looking at New RV Safety Standards After Deadly Tornado
Jul 19 2018 // A deadly tornado that recently struck a western North Dakota city has prompted state and local officials to call for increased safety standards for RV parks that often house oilfield workers and families. McKenzie County...
Massachusetts Storms Bring Floods, Lightning Strikes, Flight Cancellations
Jul 19 2018 // Thunderstorms have caused flights to be delayed and knocked out power in some parts of Massachusetts. A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the areas of Springfield, Clinton, Boston and...
Loss Estimate for Europe’s Storm Friederike (aka DAVID) Rises to €1.7B ($2.0B): PERILS
Jul 17 2018 // The third insured loss estimate for extratropical Cyclone Friederike, also known as “David,” has risen to €1.675 billion ($2.0 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation that...
North Dakota Official Says Tornado Warning Worked, But Residents Didn’t Hear It
Jul 16 2018 // All eight outdoor warning sirens in a North Dakota oil patch city were sounded before a deadly tornado ravaged an RV park, but park residents and others said they didn’t hear them, authorities said. A newborn baby...
OSHA Warns Pennsylvania About Safety Hazards During Tornado Recovery
Jul 16 2018 // Following a tornado that caused millions of dollars of property damage in the Wilkes-Barre, Penn., area, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is urging all involved in...
Storm Slams North Dakota City, Injuring Dozens
Jul 11 2018 // Authorities say more than two dozen people were hurt, three critically, when a violent storm whipped through a northwestern North Dakota city, trapping some people in overturned recreational vehicles. The McKenzie County...
Tornadoes Cause Damage in Southeastern Montana
Jul 3 2018 // A storm that produced as many as five tornadoes destroyed a home and caused other damage in Montana and South Dakota, the National Weather Service confirmed. The NWS estimates one tornado Thursday night had winds over 130...
Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Burglind/Eleanor Rise to €724M ($842.3M): PERILS
Jul 3 2018 // The estimate of insured losses from Europe’s windstorm Burglind, also known as Eleanor, have risen to €724 million (US$842.3 million), according to PERILS, the Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide...
Alabama Storms Cause 1 Death, Widespread Outages
Jul 2 2018 // Storms that swept across Alabama with powerful winds left thousands of people without power and are being blamed for one death. The Storm Prediction Center and news outlets report that a man died in the east Alabama city...
The Perfect Storm: As CAT Season Heats Up, Are You Prepared?
Jul 2 2018 // Anyone involved with disaster response knows to expect the unexpected, and that mantra has only intensified as 2018’s catastrophe (CAT) season heats up. Unexpected seems to be the theme. Oklahoma — which...
8 Injured When Tornado Hits Eastern Kansas Town
Jun 28 2018 // Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a “direct hit” from a tornado for the second time in two years. Eight people were hurt, two critically, when the latest...
Vehicles Damaged, Destroyed by Storms in Southwestern Oklahoma
Jun 26 2018 // Emergency management officials say more than a dozen recreational vehicles and campers were overturned by winds as strong storms moved across southwestern Oklahoma. Comanche County Emergency Management spokeswoman Ashleigh...
Alabama Mobile Home Uprooted by Possible Tornado
Jun 26 2018 // A possible tornado tore through a northern Alabama county, uprooting and destroying a mobile home and leaving two adults and two children with minor injuries. Cullman County Assistant Emergency Management Director Scott...
Northern New England Storms Leave Many Without Power, Spark Tornado
Jun 22 2018 // More than 10,000 people were still without power Tuesday, a day after strong winds and rain from storms in northern New England sparked a tornado in New Hampshire and razed a historic barn in Vermont. Monday...
Louisiana Seeks to Clarify Named Storm/Hurricane Deductible Law
Jun 21 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued an advisory letter to property/casualty insurers operating in the state that seeks to clarify the interpretation and application of state law regarding policy deductibles in...
Tornado, or Not? Occupied Truck Lifted During Storm in Iowa
Jun 15 2018 // A northern Iowa man was driving through a storm when his truck was lifted in the air and carried into a farm field. The Globe Gazette reports that 22-year-old Parker Brumm left Rockford on Saturday before the storm became...
Disaster Declaration Approved for March Storm in New Jersey
Jun 15 2018 // President Trump has granted a major disaster declaration for the state of New Jersey for damage stemming from the severe winter storm and snowstorm March 6-7. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the declaration...
