Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Prosecutors Say New Jersey Couple Stole from Storm Victims, Subcontractors
Apr 4 2019 // Authorities say the owners of a contracting firm stole nearly $700,000 from homeowners and subcontractors they were supposed to use to make repairs to homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Ocean County, N.J., prosecutors say...
Year 2000 Fort Worth Tornado Triggered Development Boom
Apr 2 2019 // It’s been nearly 20 years since a tornado lumbered through downtown Fort Worth and experts say the deadly storm left behind more than just destruction. The March 28, 2000, twister, which caused an estimated $400...
Woman Sues Weather Channel over Storm Chaser Son’s Death in Texas
Apr 1 2019 // A mother is suing The Weather Channel for $125 million over the death of her son, who was killed in a crash with storm chasers who worked for the cable network. Karen Di Piazza alleges Kelley Williamson and Randall...
Strong Storm Causes Hail Damage in Central Florida
Mar 29 2019 // A series of hail storms in central Florida dinged up car windshields and blew off pool screens in an unusual sight for the Sunshine State. In tiny Trenton, the streets were covered in so much hail that it resembled a snow...
Surplus Lines Windstorm/Hail Bills Move Forward in Texas Legislature
Mar 29 2019 // Legislation clarifying that eligible surplus lines insurers can provide windstorm and hail insurance, despite available coverage from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), has moved forward in the Texas...
Storms Cause High Winds, Damage in Central Alabama
Mar 28 2019 // Some buildings were damaged in central Alabama as storms moved across the state. Chilton County Emergency Management Director Derrick Wright told news outlets the damage in downtown Clanton on Monday afternoon appears to...
16 Tornadoes Confirmed in Alabama During Recent Storms
Mar 21 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a 16th tornado from an outbreak that left damage across Alabama last week. Forecasters say a small twister with winds of up to 65 mph (105 kph) was on the ground for a little more...
New Mexico Tornado Destroyed 10 Homes, Inured 5
Mar 19 2019 // A tornado that ripped roofs from buildings and injured five people in a tiny New Mexico town left a trail of debris, authorities reported. The tornado touched down outside of Dexter last week on Tuesday evening before...
Texas Insurer Group, State Farm Begin North Texas ‘Storm Tour’
Mar 18 2019 // Severe storms in Texas last week caused an estimated $30 million in damage and generated some 6,000 wind-related insurance claims, according to the Insurance Council of Texas, which joins State Farm Insurance in conducting...
Confirmed Tornado Damaged Homes, Businesses in Mid-Michigan
Mar 18 2019 // Authorities say a tornado swept through mid-Michigan, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands. The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down at 7:03 p.m. Thursday around the Shiawassee...
New Mexico Tornado Traveled 15-Mile-Long Path, Report Shows
Mar 18 2019 // The National Weather Service reported that a tornado that destroyed or damaged numerous homes and other structures in the southern New Mexico community of Dexter traveled a path about 15 miles long and 150-350 yards...
Alabama Tornadoes Caused Nearly $6M in Timber Losses
Mar 18 2019 // The Alabama Forestry Commission estimates timber losses caused by deadly tornadoes on March 3 at nearly $5.9 million. That’s almost $1,000 per acre of timberland damaged by two or three tornadoes in Macon, Lee and...
More Tornadoes Hit Southeast, Cause Damage in Kentucky, Alabama
Mar 18 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed at least six tornados hit Alabama on Thursday. The National Weather Service in Birmingham on Saturday posted ongoing damage survey reports. The number of confirmed tornados could...
Deadly Southeast Tornado Outbreak Spawned 36 Tornadoes, 23 Deaths
Mar 18 2019 // The number of tornadoes confirmed to have touched down in a deadly outbreak across the Southeast in early March was at least 36. Survey teams for the National Weather Service found evidence of the twisters in Alabama,...
Texas Storms Injure 1, Damage Buildings, Flip Small Airplanes
Mar 14 2019 // Severe thunderstorms in North Texas have left at least one person hurt, damaged buildings and flipped small planes at a suburban airport. The Storm Prediction Center says gusts of more than 75 mph (120 kph) were reported...
2 Tornadoes Struck Mississippi in Weekend Storms
Mar 13 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in northern Mississippi over the weekend. There were no deaths or serious injuries in either storm. The weather service in Memphis, Tennessee, said the...
Tropical Cyclone Idai Expected to Hit Mozambique as Strongest Storm in Decade
Mar 12 2019 // The strongest tropical cyclone in at least a decade is expected to make landfall in Mozambique at the end of the week, bringing devastating winds and floods to the central coastline. The storm, named Idai, has already...
Deadly Alabama Tornado Highlights Human Safety Risk Despite Improved Forecasting
Mar 11 2019 // Sometimes in forecasting tornadoes, you can get everything technically right, and yet it all goes horribly wrong. Three days before the killer Alabama tornado struck, government severe-storm meteorologists cautioned that...
Trump Visits Alabama to Survey Damage from Powerful Tornado
Mar 11 2019 // Standing near the slab that’s all that is left of one family’s garage, President Donald Trump on Friday surveyed the devastation wrought by a powerful tornado that ripped through a rural Alabama town, uprooting...
36 Tornadoes Confirmed in Deadly Southeast Outbreak
Mar 8 2019 // The number of tornadoes confirmed to have touched down in a deadly weekend outbreak across the Southeast has risen to at least 36. Survey teams for the National Weather Service found evidence of the twisters in Alabama,...
