Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Philippines Races to Limit Storm Damage as Trami Keeps Strength
Oct 25 2024 // The Philippines is ramping up efforts to contain the devastation caused by severe tropical storm Trami, which has killed 25 people, affected millions and shut government offices for a third straight day on...
Cuba Hit by Tropical Storm Oscar as It Struggles to End Blackout
Oct 21 2024 // Cuba was dealing with heavy rains and winds today from Tropical Storm Oscar, even as it continues to deal with a prolonged blackout affecting a large swath of the island. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center,...
The Impact of 2 Storms and Claims Advice From a Second-Generation Insurance Agent
Oct 21 2024 // As if it were yesterday, I vividly remember going to my first catastrophic fire loss with my dad at the young age of nine. It was a house fire in Sarasota involving a resident falling asleep with a lit cigarette. The...
Coastal Cities Have a Hidden Vulnerability to Storm Surge – Caused by Humans
Oct 18 2024 // Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless tracts of channels melting into the gray-blue horizon. Fast-forward to today, and in...
The ‘Waffle House Index’ Helps Residents, FEMA Gauge a Storm’s Severity
Oct 16 2024 // Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold...
Far From Milton’s Eye, Tornadoes Wrought Unexpected Damage
Oct 16 2024 // WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — Tony Brazzale, a diving boat captain who has lived for 10 years in his Wellington home in southeastern Florida, wasn’t worried about Hurricane Milton. The storm’s center was forecast...
With Back-to-Back Storms, Florida Now Facing Delays in Claims Adjusting
Oct 10 2024 // With Hurricane Milton now expected to produce several hundred thousand wind-damage claims and with the storm coming so soon on the heels of Hurricane Helene, industry leaders are bracing for significant delays in claims...
Fourth Storm in 14 Months Takes Aim at West Florida. Citizens Most Exposed
Oct 7 2024 // Another day, another hurricane. That may be the thought in the minds of thousands of Floridians as Hurricane Milton makes its way toward the west coast of Florida – the fourth hurricane in 14 months to target the...
Helene’s Flooding a Reminder of Appalachia’s Growing Risk From Violent Storms
Oct 4 2024 // HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in mountains far from the threat of storm surge or sea level rise. But that...
Nowhere in America Is Safe From Climate-Fueled Storms and Fires
Oct 4 2024 // Forecasters had warned for days that Hurricane Helene was likely to cause widespread devastation. But when the powerful storm struck Florida and barreled through the eastern US last week, killing more than 180 people and...
Update: Taiwan Warns of Storm Surge From Powerful Typhoon, Troops Mobilized
Oct 1 2024 // Taiwan mobilized nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast which is bracing for a storm surge. As the typhoon approached,...
Florida Storm Surge Swamps Nuclear Plant, Pro Golfer’s Home, Many More
Sep 30 2024 // Hurricane Helene’s storm surge along Florida’s western edges is being called the most devastating since 1921, responsible for destroying or heavily damaging hundreds of homes and businesses in the area. One of...
Tropical Storm Helene Lashes Florida With Powerful Winds, Rain
Sep 27 2024 // Hurricane Helene barreled into the western coast of Florida with dangerous winds, knocking out power for more than a million customers and threatening to unleash deadly flooding across several states. Helene made landfall...
Aon Launches US Severe Convective Storm Model
Sep 24 2024 // Just a few weeks after unofficially announcing that a new catastrophe model was in the works, Aon officially announced the launch of a model to analyze U.S. Severe Convective Storms this week. Paul Shedden, head of global...
Hurricane John Makes Landfall in Mexico as Major Category 3 Storm
Sep 24 2024 // Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities warning residents to protect themselves against potentially deadly storm surges and torrential rain. The...
Mutually Beneficial: How One Midwest Mutual Insurer Recovered From Financial Storms
Sep 24 2024 // When Iowa mutual GuideOne Insurance began assessing ways to add an infusion of capital to strengthen its balance sheet, the company went to the usual places a mutual of its size might turn to for financial...
Unnamed Storm in Carolinas Caused $7 Billion in Damage, AccuWeather Says
Sep 19 2024 // The storm that swamped parts of the Carolinas this week wasn’t organized enough to be named but it still has caused $7 billion in damage, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather. That was approaching the...
‘Firehose’ Storm Hits North Carolina and Scientists See Climate Change
Sep 19 2024 // The Carolinas early this week braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots. But one narrow band got a “firehose” that dumped as much as 20 inches...
Coastal Carolina Gets 1,000-Year Rainfall Event From Storm System
Sep 17 2024 // Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches of rain in half a day. NWS That’s “once in every 1,000 years!” the National Weather...
Update: Flood Death Toll Rises as Europe Counts Cost of Storm Boris
Sep 16 2024 // Floods ripped through central Europe killing at least 17 people, as governments across the region took emergency measures and prepared to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the cleanup. Flows in the Danube —...
