Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tornado Kills 1 in Mississippi; Flooding Threatens Southeast
Feb 26 2019 // Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat. A woman was...
Mudslides Carry Away Homes, Water Rescues Needed in California Storm
Feb 15 2019 // Motorists swam for their lives and residents were rescued from homes sliding downhill as the wettest winter storm of the year triggered floods and mudslides across California on Thursday. In Sausalito, just across the...
January’s U.S. Storms, Australia Floods Bring Economic Damages Near $2B: Aon
Feb 11 2019 // Multiple winter storms and extreme cold led to 45 deaths and cost the U.S. economy $1 billion during January, according to Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap – January 2019. The report listed the winter storm events in...
Dutch Authorities Raise Number of MSC’s Containers Lost in North Sea Storm
Feb 7 2019 // Dutch authorities say a freight ship lost dozens more containers than previously thought when it was caught in a heavy storm early this year. The Dutch water authority said Wednesday that at least 345 containers fell off...
Lawmakers Need to Decide Nature of Texas Windstorm Insurer, Sunset Commission Says
Feb 4 2019 // To be the insurer of last resort for wind and hail insurance along the Texas coast — without state support and reliant on premium dollars and debt financing for funding, or to be a true insurance company that derives...
Atlanta Prepares for Super Bowl as Winter Storm Bears Down on South
Jan 30 2019 // Five years after cars, trucks and school buses became marooned on Atlanta freeways in what became known as “snow jam ,” another winter storm is threatening the city – just as thousands of fans begin...
Eversource Seeks Rate Hike to Cover Storm Damage Costs in Connecticut
Jan 29 2019 // Connecticut’s largest electric utility has asked the state for permission to charge ratepayers for the more than $150 million it has spent to repair damage caused by five major storms over the past two...
Tornado, High Winds Damage Florida Homes, Church, Zoo
Jan 28 2019 // Authorities say a possible tornado damaged several homes and downed trees and powerlines as a line of storms crossed central Florida. News outlets report winds tore much of the roof off of the parsonage at Tuscanooga...
Winter Storm in Utah Leads to Avalanche, Crashes, Outages
Jan 23 2019 // A powerful winter storm has left a trail of traffic accidents, power outages and even an avalanche across Utah. Little Cottonwood Canyon reopened Tuesday morning, a day after an avalanche closed the canyon and State Route...
Texas Sunset Board: Legislature Needs to Decide Nature of Windstorm Insurer
Jan 23 2019 // To be the insurer of last resort for wind and hail insurance along the Texas coast, without state support and reliant on premium dollars and debt financing for funding, or to be a true insurance company that derives...
Tornadoes Cause Damage in Alabama, Florida Panhandle
Jan 22 2019 // Homes, businesses, government offices and churches were among the buildings badly damaged or demolished when tornadoes struck central Alabama over the weekend. The severe weather hit Saturday and another tornado was...
Final Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Friederike/David Estimated at €1.7B: PERILS
Jan 17 2019 // The final loss estimate for Extratropical Cyclone Friederike, also known as David, reached €1.672 Billion ($1.906 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide...
Mudslide, Traffic Snarls Accompany 1st of Expected SoCal Storms
Jan 16 2019 // The first in a series of Pacific storms brought heavy rain to Southern California and snow in the mountains on Jan. 14, closing some highways and snarling traffic. Fears were that the rain could unleash mud and debris...
Texas Regulators Urge Flexibility in Claim/Dispute Deadlines for Windstorm Insurer
Jan 10 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance in its 2018 Biennial Report to the legislature has recommended amending state law to permit more flexibility in time limits for handling and resolving claims and disputes brought to the...
Winter Storms Cause Lower Mississippi River Flooding
Jan 10 2019 // For the second time in three years, the lower Mississippi River is flooding in January. High water is moving downriver from the junction with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio crested over the weekend. The...
Deadly Winter Storm Blasts Europe with Heavy Snow and Winds
Jan 9 2019 // Deadly winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day Tuesday, trapping hundreds of people in Alpine regions, whipping up high winds that caused flight cancellations and increasing the risks of more deadly...
No Tornado Deaths in Oklahoma in 2018; First Time Since 2006
Jan 7 2019 // The National Weather Service says no one was killed in a tornado in Oklahoma in 2018, the first time that the state has not recorded a tornado-related death since 2006. The Oklahoman reports that just 41 tornadoes were...
The Co-Operators Offers Storm Surge Cover for Homeowners Across Canada
Jan 7 2019 // Montreal-based Co-operators is offering storm surge insurance for homeowners in Quebec and Manitoba, which completes the company’s product rollout to Canadian homeowners from coast to coast. Co-operators described...
Tropical Storm Pabuk Weakens After Battering South Thailand
Jan 7 2019 // Thailand’s most powerful tropical storm in decades has weakened after strong wind and flash floods disrupted oil production and flights, leaving thousands of tourists stranded near the nation’s southern...
Thailand Braces for Storm Pabuk; Oil & Gas, Tourism Industries Disrupted
Jan 4 2019 // Thailand’s south is bracing for the country’s most powerful tropical storm in decades, which is expected to disrupt oil and gas production and force thousands of international tourists to flee its beaches and...
