Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
RMS Updates Cat Models for Terrorism, Europe Windstorm & US Flood
Jun 27 2016 // Global catastrophe risk management firm RMS has released version 16.0 of its catastrophe modeling platform, which includes updates to both the Europe Windstorm Clustering Model and Terrorism Modeling suite. Also included...
June 17 North Dakota Storm Damages Adding Up, Regulators Say
Jun 24 2016 // The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that the Bismarck/Mandan-area storm that occurred on June 17 is developing into one of the largest claim events for 2016 in state, which has experienced several severe...
13-Vehicle Pile Up, 1 Fatality in Texas Panhandle Dust Storm
Jun 17 2016 // Authorities say one traveler was killed and several were hurt in a 13-vehicle pileup during a dust storm in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident Wednesday night closed Interstate 40...
Storms Bring Emergency Declaration in Oklahoma
Jun 16 2016 // Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb has declared a state of emergency in nine counties after weekend storms brought flooding, tornadoes and strong winds to the state. The declaration issued Tuesday includes Caddo, Carter,...
South Dakota Tornado Had Estimated Wind Speeds Up to 125 MPH
Jun 16 2016 // A tornado that damaged homes and other buildings near the southwestern South Dakota community of Hermosa had estimated wind speeds of up to 125 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The agency has rated the...
Weather Service Puts Montana Tornado at EF-3 Level
Jun 16 2016 // A preliminary storm survey determined a tornado that hit the east-central Montana town of Baker last weekend reached the EF-3 level, matching the strongest tornadoes ever recorded in the state, the National Weather Service...
Eastern Montana Tornado Confirmed, Several Injuries Reported
Jun 14 2016 // Several people were injured and one person had to be rescued after a tornado destroyed several homes and damaged a dozen others over the weekend in Baker in eastern Montana. National Weather Service meteorologist Wright...
SBA Loans Available for Virginia Residents With Storm Damage
Jun 14 2016 // Low-interest disaster loans are available for people with damage from February’s storms to pay for repairs. The U.S. Small Business Administration loans are available to homeowners, renters, business owners and...
Storm Model Forecasts Beach Changes and How Far Ocean Will Overrun
Jun 14 2016 // When John Couch is certain a storm will hit Hatteras Island, he goes into action, moving merchandise in his auto parts store from bottom shelves to top ones and hauling away the most valuable items. But at 64 years old,...
Why June Storms Are No Harbinger of What’s to Come
Jun 10 2016 // A week into June and two tropical storms have drenched the U.S. South. Perhaps it would be a good time to stock up on duct tape, plywood and sandbags. Unfortunately, using the first few weeks to predict the rest of the...
Tornado Hits Hamburg – Latest in Europe’s Destructive Summer Storms
Jun 8 2016 // A tornado tore through the northeast of Hamburg on Tuesday evening, blowing off the roofs of several buildings, uprooting dozens of trees and damaging cars and a power line as storms that have raged across Europe this...
Insured Losses from Australia’s Storms Rise to $41.6M
Jun 8 2016 // The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has expanded the footprint of the latest insurance catastrophe to include the east coast of Victoria and Tasmania’s northern and eastern coastlines. The declaration increases...
AIR Worldwide: Storms in Texas Brought Up to 600% of Long-Term Average Rain Amounts
Jun 7 2016 // Catastrophe modeling firm, AIR Worldwide, reports that over the last several weeks, much of Texas has experienced 400 percent to 600 percent of long-term average rainfall amounts. The storms have subsided for now, but...
Update: Tropical Storm Colin Moving Out to Sea; Heavy Rain, Atlantic Storm Surge Threats Remain
Jun 7 2016 // Tropical Storm Colin moved out to sea early Tuesday after knocking out power to thousands, prompting Florida Governor Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency. The threat of a storm surge flooding shifted to the Atlantic...
Tropical Storm Colin Prompts Flood Warnings in Florida, Georgia
Jun 6 2016 // A disorganized Tropical Storm Colin in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to cross Florida overnight threatening evacuations in the state’s northern and central regions before striking the Georgia and South Carolina...
Australia’s Storms Estimated to Cost Insurers $28 Million: Insurance Council
Jun 6 2016 // The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared an insurance catastrophe after the storms that pounded the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) over the weekend. By Monday, June 6, insurers had received...
PERILS Revises Loss Estimate for UK Floods from Storm Desmond to $861.4M
Jun 3 2016 // The insured property loss estimate for floods that hit the UK from Dec. 4 to 24, 2015, following Storm Desmond and other low pressure systems, has been revised to £597 million ($861.4 million), according to PERILS, the...
More than 6.8 Million US Homes at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge Damage
Jun 1 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Total Reconstruction Cost Value is More Than $1.5 Trillion Current projections for the 2016 hurricane season indicate that an average or slightly greater-than-average...
Atlantic, Gulf States, Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge: CoreLogic
Jun 1 2016 // More than 6.8 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are in danger of hurricane storm surge damage. The total cost for reconstruction of the homes located in 19 states and the District of Columbia is more than $1.5...
GOES-R Satellite Promises Less Art, More Science in Storm Forecasting
Jun 1 2016 // For forecasters trying to better pinpoint the havoc of storms, the future begins next year. That’s when the test phase for the new GOES-R satellite should be complete, providing the National Weather Service with an...
