Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EF-2 Tornado Caused Significant Damage in Western South Carolina
Apr 28 2020 // The National Weather Service said Sunday that a tornado touched down Saturday night in northwestern South Carolina. The EF-2 tornado at Greenville reached its “peak intensity” of 115 mph (185 kph). It created...
Kemp Tours Storm-Damaged Towns in South Georgia
Apr 27 2020 // Gov. Brian Kemp traveled Friday to towns in south Georgia where severe storms recently damaged several homes and businesses. Kemp flew to Pelham to assess damage in that community and the surrounding area, according to a...
11 Arkansas Counties Declared Disasters after April 12 Tornadoes, Storms
Apr 27 2020 // Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has declared 11 counties disaster areas in the wake of severe storms and tornadoes on April 12, 2020. The eleven counties are Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Hot Spring,...
Tennessee Insurance Claims from Deadly March Tornadoes Top $1B
Apr 27 2020 // More than 15,600 insurance claims seeking more than $1.1 billion have been filed in Tennessee over deadly tornadoes that tore through the state early last month, state officials said Thursday. Tennessee Department of...
Update: At Least 7 Dead After Storms in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
Apr 24 2020 // Severe weather moved through the South on April 23 after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a man whose car was blown off the road...
Mississippi Windstorm Insureds Eligible for Fortified Roof Replacement
Apr 24 2020 // The Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association (MWUA) will now provide – at no cost to homeowners – a FORTIFIED Roof endorsement on eligible new and renewing policies. The new endorsement will apply when a covered...
Deadly Tornadoes Slam Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
Apr 23 2020 // At least six people were killed and dozens were injured when tornadoes swept through Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas on April 22, according to media reports. In a media release issued by the Texas governor’s office,...
CoreLogic: Rebuilding Costs from Southeast Tornado Outbreak Total Nearly $3B
Apr 23 2020 // The more than 86 tornadoes that ravaged through the Southeast earlier this month caused damage to 23,448 structures with a reconstruction value estimated at $2.95 billion, according to CoreLogic. CoreLogic said more than...
South Gets Slammed Again by Severe Storms, Tornado Suspected in Mississippi
Apr 21 2020 // Suspected tornadoes killed at least two people as severe weather blasted a wide area across the Deep South, officials said. Jerry Oliver Williams, 61, of Henry County died when the storm struck a rural area about 11:30...
Travelers Sees Q1 Profit Fall From Storms; It’s Watching COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims
Apr 21 2020 // Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential claims tied to compensation coverage for furloughed and laid-off employees would hit results...
More Storms Hit South, Tornadoes Threaten Region
Apr 20 2020 // High winds, hail and heavy rain pounded parts of Alabama on Sunday, as forecasters warned residents to brace for possible tornadoes and flooding later in the day across a wide swatch of the southern United States. More...
Mississippi Disaster Declaration Approved for Easter Storms
Apr 20 2020 // President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for Mississippi for strong storms that struck the state on Sunday, April 12, including several tornadoes. The storms swept through several states from Texas to...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Implements Accommodations for Policyholders
Apr 20 2020 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in counties along the state’s coastline is temporarily reducing the amount of premium due in order to issue a policy and providing 75 days to pay the...
South Carolina Reports Damage to 900 Homes from at Least 16 Tornadoes
Apr 17 2020 // More than 900 homes were damaged and 111 houses were destroyed by a series of tornadoes and strong winds that moved across the state Monday, emergency officials said. Damage from the storms were reported in 21 counties,...
South Carolina Begins Clean Up After At Least 9 Tornadoes Hit State
Apr 16 2020 // South Carolina continued to clean up Tuesday from the state’s deadliest tornado outbreak in 36 years. Nine people were killed as a series of twisters moved from one end of the state to the other Monday morning....
Destruction from Storms Across Southeast ‘Worst in a Decade;’ Death Toll Rises to 30
Apr 15 2020 // Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods...
300 Homes, Buildings Damaged by Tornadoes in Louisiana
Apr 14 2020 // Though tornadoes were reported in Arkansas, Lousiana and Texas over the Easter weekend, in the South Central region, northern Louisiana bore the brunt of the storm system that swept across the South on Sunday. The weather...
Widespread Damage, At Least 19 Deaths from Easter Storms Across South
Apr 14 2020 // Severe weather swept across the South Monday, killing at least 19 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early Monday sheltering in...
Deadly Storm Buffets New York and East Coast After Lashing South
Apr 14 2020 // A powerful storm that unleashed deadly tornadoes across the South was expected to shake trees and snap power lines in New York and other cities along the U.S. East Coast. Rainy gusts of up to 60 miles per hour were...
11 Deaths Confirmed in Mississippi, Tornado Damage Reported Across Southeast
Apr 13 2020 // There are 11 confirmed deaths, multiple injuries and damage in 18 counties in Mississippi due to severe weather that hit the state April 12, according to an initial damage report from Mississippi Emergency Management...
