Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Burglind/Eleanor Rise to €724M ($842.3M): PERILS
Jul 3 2018 // The estimate of insured losses from Europe’s windstorm Burglind, also known as Eleanor, have risen to €724 million (US$842.3 million), according to PERILS, the Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide...
Alabama Storms Cause 1 Death, Widespread Outages
Jul 2 2018 // Storms that swept across Alabama with powerful winds left thousands of people without power and are being blamed for one death. The Storm Prediction Center and news outlets report that a man died in the east Alabama city...
The Perfect Storm: As CAT Season Heats Up, Are You Prepared?
Jul 2 2018 // Anyone involved with disaster response knows to expect the unexpected, and that mantra has only intensified as 2018’s catastrophe (CAT) season heats up. Unexpected seems to be the theme. Oklahoma — which...
8 Injured When Tornado Hits Eastern Kansas Town
Jun 28 2018 // Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a “direct hit” from a tornado for the second time in two years. Eight people were hurt, two critically, when the latest...
Vehicles Damaged, Destroyed by Storms in Southwestern Oklahoma
Jun 26 2018 // Emergency management officials say more than a dozen recreational vehicles and campers were overturned by winds as strong storms moved across southwestern Oklahoma. Comanche County Emergency Management spokeswoman Ashleigh...
Alabama Mobile Home Uprooted by Possible Tornado
Jun 26 2018 // A possible tornado tore through a northern Alabama county, uprooting and destroying a mobile home and leaving two adults and two children with minor injuries. Cullman County Assistant Emergency Management Director Scott...
Northern New England Storms Leave Many Without Power, Spark Tornado
Jun 22 2018 // More than 10,000 people were still without power Tuesday, a day after strong winds and rain from storms in northern New England sparked a tornado in New Hampshire and razed a historic barn in Vermont. Monday...
Louisiana Seeks to Clarify Named Storm/Hurricane Deductible Law
Jun 21 2018 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued an advisory letter to property/casualty insurers operating in the state that seeks to clarify the interpretation and application of state law regarding policy deductibles in...
Tornado, or Not? Occupied Truck Lifted During Storm in Iowa
Jun 15 2018 // A northern Iowa man was driving through a storm when his truck was lifted in the air and carried into a farm field. The Globe Gazette reports that 22-year-old Parker Brumm left Rockford on Saturday before the storm became...
Disaster Declaration Approved for March Storm in New Jersey
Jun 15 2018 // President Trump has granted a major disaster declaration for the state of New Jersey for damage stemming from the severe winter storm and snowstorm March 6-7. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the declaration...
FEMA Assessing Tornado Damage in Connecticut
Jun 14 2018 // Federal Emergency Management Agency officials on Monday began assessing damage from a tornado and a macroburst that hit Connecticut during severe storms last month, a process that could lead to federal aid. Officials...
Weather Services Confirms Wyoming Tornado
Jun 12 2018 // A tornado that tore across the prairie was about as big as they get in Wyoming. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in a rural part of the state, and estimates the twister’s winds reached 150 mph and its...
Canada’s May Windstorm Insured Damage Tops $410 Million
Jun 1 2018 // April showers bring May flowers but in Ontario, the last few months brought a series of severe, and unique, weather events. Insured damage from an early-May windstorm affecting Ontario and parts of Quebec topped $410...
CoreLogic: Texas, Louisiana Highly Vulnerable to Hurricane Storm Surge Losses
May 31 2018 // Texas and Louisiana are among the top three states for potential storm surge losses at the start of the 2018 hurricane season, which begins on June 1. That’s according to Irvine, California-based CoreLogic, a...
Florida Activates Anti-Fraud Teams in Wake of Tropical Storm Alberto
May 30 2018 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFSAT) have been deployed across the state to protect Floridians from post-storm fraud that could occur in the aftermath of Tropical...
France’s Bordeaux, Cognac Wine Regions Damaged by Violent Hail Storms
May 28 2018 // Violent hailstorms ravaged parts of the Bordeaux and Cognac wine regions of southwest France on Saturday, doing major damage to hundreds of vineyards with thousands of hectares of vines destroyed, producers said on...
Alberto, 2018’s First Named Storm, Heading for Florida, Southeast Coast
May 25 2018 // Meet Alberto, the first named storm of 2018. The sub-tropical storm off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is expected to bring heavy rain to western Cuba and much of Florida early next week, the National Hurricane Center in...
Florida Hurricane Fund in Good Shape for Storm Season
May 25 2018 // The Florida fund that helps private insurers pay out claims after a hurricane remains in good shape heading into a storm season. Despite losses from Hurricane Irma, estimates show the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund...
More Than $560K in Storm Damage to Vermont Railroad Causeway
May 23 2018 // A Vermont town says preliminary repair estimates for an old railroad causeway and bridge across a section of Lake Champlain are $563,000 after it was heavily damaged by a storm earlier this month. The May 4 storm caused...
North Carolina Storm Recovery Chief Accedes Frustrations Over Hurricane Matthew Recovery
May 23 2018 // North Carolina’s emergency management chief acknowledged a laborious process for homeowners seeking federal funds for repairs due to Hurricane Matthew and is looking for improvements looking to the next storm. While...
