Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Weakened Tropical Storm Elsa Mostly Spares Southeast as It Moves Through Carolinas
Jul 8 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa was moving steadily through the Carolinas into the mid-Atlantic region by mid-Thursday, having mostly spared the southeastern states. The National Hurricane Center reported Elsa was about 80 miles...
Kentucky Extends Deadline For Federal Storm Relief
Jul 8 2021 // The deadline for Kentuckians impacted by severe storms earlier this year to register for federal assistance has been extended. The deadline to apply is now July 23. The extension was requested by Gov. Andy Beshear as...
Tropical Storm Elsa to Head into Northeast and New England After Drenching Southeast
Jul 8 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa, which made landfall in Florida yesterday, is dousing the Carolinas and Georgia today and is on track to hit the northeast on Friday. The National Hurricane Center’s forecast calls for Elsa to...
Tropical Storm Elsa Weakens Over Northern Florida
Jul 7 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa was weakening as it traveled over northern Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was about 105 miles west of Jacksonville and moving toward the north near 14 mph, according to the...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates Deemed Inadequate
Jul 6 2021 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has posted its 2021 Rate Adequacy Analysis for public review. The analysis indicates that TWIA’s current rates are inadequate by 39% for residential coverage and 46% for...
Update: Tropical Storm Elsa Moving Up Florida’s West Coast; Other States in Path
Jul 6 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa is moving northward along the west coast of Florida, bringing heavy rains and winds, the National Hurricane Center reports. At 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, Elsa was reported to be about 70 miles west...
Weather Service Confirms Second Tornado in Delaware
Jul 6 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a second tornado touched down in Delaware during storms earlier this week. The weather service’s office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, announced details from a survey of storm...
Tropical Storm Elsa Threatens to Pound Florida’s West Coast This Week
Jul 5 2021 // The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm and storm surge warnings for the west coast of Florida as Tropical Storm Elsa began moving northward from Cuba. As of 11 am Tuesday, July 6, the tropical storm warning...
North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise
Jul 5 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the task force will focus on protecting...
4 Texas Windstorm Insurance Bills Signed by Governor in 2021
Jul 5 2021 // In previous legislative years, Texas lawmakers have attempted to tackle the problems of funding for and management of Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail for seacoast properties. This year, numerous...
Governor Signs 4 Bills Impacting Texas Windstorm Insurer
Jul 2 2021 // Numerous measures relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association were filed in the Texas Legislature in 2021 and four made it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. One, House Bill 769, has only two provisions. Authored...
Some Scientists See More Intense, Wetter Hurricane Season Storms
Jul 1 2021 // Like death and taxes, the annual hurricane season can be counted on as a sure thing. The number and intensity of named storms may vary each year, as well as where they occur and whether or not they make landfall. But...
Danny Is No Longer a Tropical Storm as It Moves Over Georgia
Jun 29 2021 // The National Hurricane Center has withdrawn yesterday’s tropical storm warning. Tropical Storm Danny has weakened as it travels inland over Georgia and is no longer classified as a tropical cyclone. The remnants of...
Severe Storms, Flooding in Michigan; Tornadoes in Indiana
Jun 28 2021 // Residents in the Detroit area were cleaning up June 27 after flooding in the area overloaded sewer systems, damaged homes and knocked out power for thousands. Bags of trash lined neighborhood streets in suburban Grosse...
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for South Carolina
Jun 28 2021 // The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the South Carolina coast due to the formation of a tropical depression. The warning is for citizens from Edisto Beach northeastward to South...
Update: Deadly, Rare Tornado Devastates Towns in Southern Czech Republic
Jun 25 2021 // Hrusky, Czech Republic — Emergency workers and residents combed through wreckage in southern Czech Republic on Friday after a tornado ripped roofs off buildings and sent cars flying through the air, killing at least...
NWS: Suburban Chicago Tornado Had 140 mph Winds
Jun 23 2021 // A tornado that swept through Chicago’s western suburbs, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring several people, was packing 140 mph winds when it hit the heavily populated area, the National Weather Service said. A...
North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise
Jun 22 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise. The Virginian-Pilot reported last week that the task force will focus on...
Severe Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio
Jun 22 2021 // A tornado damaged several buildings and knocked down power lines and trees in eastern Iowa Sunday night; a tornado near the Ohio-Indiana border damaged houses and other structures; and several parts of Missouri were...
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Slam Chicago; Injuries, Power Outage, Property Damage Reported
Jun 21 2021 // Severe thunderstorms tore through the Chicago area on Sunday night after the National Weather Service said a “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” had touched down in a western suburb of the city,...
