Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in New Hampshire, Connecticut
Dec 9 2011 // Strong winds and a fast-moving mix of rain and snow have knocked out power to over 30,000 customers in New Hampshire. Many of the outages have been reported in the central part of the state Thursday morning. The National...
Contractor Scams Emerge Amid Utah Windstorm Damage
Dec 6 2011 // Utah state officials are warning of scams after getting reports of unlicensed contractors trying capitalize on damage from last week’s wind storm. Utah Department of Commerce Chief Francine Giani says the contractors...
Massachusetts Utility Regulators Probe October Storm Response
Dec 5 2011 // Massachusetts regulators are preparing to hold public hearings in Springfield and East Longmeadow as they investigate how utility companies responded to the October snowstorm that knocked out power to thousands for...
80% of Claims from May Tornado in Minneapolis Resolved
Dec 5 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce reported that insurance companies have resolved about 80 percent of the claims generated after a tornado swept through north Minneapolis in May. The agency said that policyholders filed...
Post Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, Rebuilding Permits Setting Records
Dec 5 2011 // Joplin, Mo., is building at a record pace after the town was devastated by a tornado in May, and city officials said they expect the activity to continue into next year. The city has issued an average of $35.4 million in...
Perfect Storm of Conditions Fueled Big Reno Fire
Dec 5 2011 // Nevada’s governor and insurance commissioner praise response from insurance community. One of the worst fires in Nevada’s history was nearly a perfect storm of unfavorable conditions and unfortunate...
Storm Blocks Last Pre-Winter Fuel Delivery to Nome
Dec 2 2011 // The residents of Nome, Alaska, could be looking at a very costly winter: $9-a-gallon gasoline. The coastal city of more than 3,500 residents that is known for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is iced-in, and a massive...
Insurers Pay Out $1.13B for Joplin, Missouri Tornado Damage
Nov 30 2011 // Insurance companies have paid out $1.13 billion in claims from the Joplin tornado, and that’s expected to climb to as much as $1.9 billion, the state’s insurance department director said. An estimated 7,500...
Judge Orders Georgia Tornado-Damaged Hotel Demolished
Nov 29 2011 // A city judge in the northwest Georgia town of Ringgold has ordered a tornado-ravaged hotel to be torn down. Judge Gene Lowery said in a hearing last week that the Baymont Inn & Suites is an eyesore and must be...
80% of Claims from May Tornado in Minneapolis Have Been Resolved
Nov 28 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce has reported that insurance companies have resolved about 80 percent of the claims generated after a tornado swept through north Minneapolis in May. The agency said that policyholders...
Perfect Storm of Conditions Fueled Big Reno Fire
Nov 22 2011 // One of the worst fires in Nevada’s history was nearly a perfect storm of unfavorable conditions and unfortunate circumstances, and both the state’s governor and top insurance regulator praised insurance...
Tornado Recovery Efforts Ongoing in Oklahoma’s McClain County
Nov 22 2011 // An amputee needed a new wheelchair ramp to get into his tornado-damaged home. Some of his neighbors have moved into trailers, or remained in their damaged houses where they sleep on screened-in porches. Others have had no...
Post Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, Rebuilding Permits Setting Records
Nov 22 2011 // Joplin, Mo., is building at a record pace after the town was devastated by a tornado in May, and city officials said they expect the activity to continue into next year. The city has issued an average of $35.4 million in...
Officials Say Western New York Tornadoes Cost $760K
Nov 22 2011 // The Chautauqua County Office of Emergency Services says tornadoes that touched down in three western New York communities a week ago caused $760,300 in property damage. The tornadoes touched down in the village of Fredonia...
Connecticut Utility CEO Out Amid Post-Storm Criticism
Nov 19 2011 // The president and chief operating officer of Connecticut Light & Power has resigned as the company continues to come under fire for its handling of power outages after last month’s snowstorm. Northeast Utilities...
6 Killed, Dozens Injured in Southeast Storms
Nov 18 2011 // At least six people have been killed and dozens more injured as a storm system that spawned several possible tornadoes moved across the Southeast. Suspected tornadoes were reported Wednesday in Louisiana, Mississippi,...
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in Tornado Fraud Case
Nov 17 2011 // A west Alabama man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming disaster benefits following the April 27 tornadoes in Alabama. Officials say 47-year-old Robert Lee Spires entered his plea before U.S. District Judge L. Scott...
Tornado Damages Buildings in Southern Indiana Town
Nov 16 2011 // A tornado struck a southern Indiana town on Nov. 14, tearing the roof off the police and fire headquarters and leaving debris piled on the courthouse square. The National Weather Service said the nighttime storm damaged...
Connecticut Hearing to Look at Insurers’ Storm Response
Nov 14 2011 // State lawmakers want to learn more about how the insurance industry responded to the two recent storms to hit Connecticut — the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the October nor’easter. The legislature’s...
Powerful Storm Damages Roofs in Nome, Alaska
Nov 10 2011 // High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska’s western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland. “We do have some reports...
