Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
25 Years Later…What If an Andrew-Type Storm Hit Florida Today?
Aug 28 2017 // Though Florida hasn’t suffered a category 5 storm since Hurricane Andrew hit the north Miami area on Aug. 24 1992, the risk of such a storm has not gone away or even declined. In fact, the state’s risk of...
Saturday Update: Hurricane Harvey Expected to Weaken to Tropical Storm
Aug 26 2017 // Early this morning, Hurricane Harvey weakened to a category 1 hurricane as it moved farther inland over southeastern Texas. It continues to bring “life-threatening storm surge, rainfall, and wind hazards to portions...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Says It’s Ready for Harvey
Aug 24 2017 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association said it has initiated its catastrophe plan and that it is ready for Tropical Storm Harvey. Tropical Storm Harvey has crossed the boundaries of 80 degrees west longitude and 20...
Hurricane, Storm Surge Watches Issued for Texas Coast as Harvey Nears
Aug 23 2017 // The National Hurricane Center has issued a storm surge watch for Texas coast from Port Mansfield to High Island and a hurricane watch from north of Port Mansfield to San Luis Pass. The government of Mexican government also...
PERILS Insured Loss Estimates for Storm Thomas Unchanged at $293.2M
Aug 23 2017 // PERILS AG has disclosed its third loss estimate for windstorm Thomas, also known as Doris, which affected the British Isles, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany on Feb. 23-24, 2017. The third estimate of the property...
2 Nebraska Contractors Routinely Sue Insurers for Not Paying Storm Damage
Aug 21 2017 // Two Omaha contractors are expanding a legal strategy they say forces insurance companies to pay for storm damage, but industry officials say the practice leads to exaggerated claims and may drive away insurers. Home repair...
Storm-Prone Cities Vie for Environmental Impact Bonds
Aug 17 2017 // As climate change pushes U.S. cities to build protections against stronger storms and more frequent floods, the Rockefeller Foundation is helping cities with a novel kind of financing, one that transfers some of the risk...
Safety Concerns Keep Tulsa Business Owners Out of Tornado-Damaged Building
Aug 14 2017 // A Tulsa, Okla., building that suffered millions of dollars in damage when it was struck by a tornado recently is being assessed to determine whether it may collapse. The 20-story Remington Tower was damaged during a storm...
Franklin Briefly Becomes Atlantic Basin’s 1st Hurricane; Weakens to Tropical Storm
Aug 10 2017 // Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in eastern Mexico during Wednesday night with estimated maximum winds of 85 mph, according to a report issued by Weather Underground. Over the Bay of...
10 Oklahoma Businesses Condemned Following Tornado Damage
Aug 9 2017 // Ten businesses in a Tulsa shopping district were so badly damaged by a weekend tornado that they have been condemned, including the TGI Fridays and Whataburger restaurants where several people were injured, city officials...
Hail Storm Brings Boom for Some Iowa Businesses, Insurance Agents
Aug 8 2017 // A severe June 30 hail storm that struck Sioux City, Iowa has become big business for certain sectors of the local economy and drawn interest from outside contractors. The Sioux City Journal reported that auto body shops,...
Tropical Storm Franklin May Become Atlantic Basin’s 1st Hurricane of 2017
Aug 8 2017 // Tropical Storm Franklin will exit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula later today and continue moving toward the southwest Gulf of Mexico or the Bay of Campeche coast on early Thursday, possibly becoming the Atlantic...
EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Central Georgia
Aug 8 2017 // A confirmed tornado touched down in central Georgia, uprooting trees and ripping a roof off a home. National Weather Service meteorologist Sid King tells WMAZ-TV that an EF-1 tornado hit south Macon Friday night with winds...
Updated Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Calls for More Storms as El Nino Fades
Aug 7 2017 // Researchers again boosted the number of storms the Atlantic may produce before the hurricane season ends as a missing Pacific El Nino and warm waters present favorable storm conditions. As many as 16 named storms may form...
Multiple Storm Mitigation Projects Planned in Louisiana
Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana will spend nearly $277 million in federal cash it received after last year’s floods to fortify communities against future disasters, mainly through drainage improvements and buyouts of flood-prone...
Tropical Storm Emily Weakens to Depression After Deluging Florida
Aug 2 2017 // Tropical Depression Emily is rumbling further out into the Atlantic, a day after slogging across the Florida peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says remnants of the brief-lived tropical storm had maximum...
Tropical Storm Emily Moves Across Florida With Drenching Rains
Aug 1 2017 // Tropical Storm Emily churned ashore near Tampa Bay on Monday, starting a trek across the peninsula amid drenching rains and fears of scattered street flooding that prompted the governor to declare nearly half of...
FEMA to Reimburse Tennessee Facility Owners for Storm Repairs
Aug 1 2017 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it plans to reimburse facility owners in 14 Tennessee counties for repair costs from storm-related damage on May 27 and 28. FEMA says in a news release that the notice applies...
Turkey’s Insurers Gear Up for Spate of Claims After 2nd Major Storm in 10 Days
Jul 28 2017 // The Borsa Istanbul Insurance Sector Index dropped as much as 2.5 percent on Friday after a brief but ferocious storm in Istanbul on Thursday showered the city with hail as large as golf balls, shattering windows, denting...
Flooding Continues in Northern Illinois as Storms Move Through
Jul 25 2017 // Severe thunderstorms that brought heavy rain, hail and strong winds to northern Illinois have exacerbated recent flooding in some areas. The storms moved through Sunday, causing the already-swollen Fox River to rise again...
