Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Seeking Federal Disaster Declaration for December Storm
Jan 31 2016 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is asking the federal government to declare parts of the state as a disaster area following a winter storm that caused flooding and dropped ice and sleet. Fallin sought a major disaster...
Florida Tornado Tosses Vehicle Driving on Turnpike
Jan 29 2016 // A tornado picked up a southbound vehicle on Florida’s Turnpike near Fort Lauderdale Wednesday morning and dropped it in the northbound lane as a line of severe storms hit the area, officials said. They said the...
Texas Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Help after Tornadoes
Jan 28 2016 // Gov. Greg Abbott has requested a federal disaster declaration for some Texas counties after deadly late-December blizzards and tornadoes. Abbott on Jan. 26 announced the request for individual assistance for people in...
Mississippi Cleans up From Snowstorm, Tornado Damage
Jan 25 2016 // Call it the tale of two storms: Just as about 2 inches of snow was about to fall in northern Mississippi, two tornadoes tore through parts of south Mississippi. The National Weather Service in Jackson confirmed Friday that...
Oklahoma to Host 5th Annual Tornado Summit
Jan 25 2016 // The 2016 National Tornado Summit, the 5th annual event, will be held Feb. 29-March 2 in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The National Tornado Summit is an educational forum that provides...
South Carolina Extends Data Call from October Storm
Jan 25 2016 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has advised insurers to continue to report P&C claims as per the data call issued for the October 2015 flood event and its aftermath. The data call was originally...
Northern Mid-Atlantic Region Braces for Big Storm, Significant Snowfall
Jan 21 2016 // The South and East are bracing for a nor’easter at week’s end with the potential for significant snowfall. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warns of heavy, “perhaps...
NYC Could Get $176M in Federal Money for Storm Protection System
Jan 20 2016 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, says New York City could get $176 million in federal money for a proposed storm protection system. The Democrat says funding would be awarded via a national contest created by the...
39 Alabama Counties Impacted by Christmas Storms to Receive Aid
Jan 20 2016 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has requested federal disaster assistance for counties impacted by the severe storms last month. Bentley announced Jan. 14 that 39 counties will receive assistance through the Federal Emergency...
Florida Tornadoes Leave 2 Dead, Several Injured
Jan 19 2016 // Florida officials say two adults have been killed and four children have been injured after two tornadoes swept through central Florida. Manatee County EMS officials tell WFLA-TV that several people were injured as severe...
N.Y. Aims to Improve Storm Forecasts With Automated Weather Stations
Jan 19 2016 // Counting every raindrop or measuring every gust of wind is impossible, but New York is getting closer with a uniquely extensive statewide system of automated weather stations that should paint a dramatically clearer...
Farmers Insurance Estimates Loss from South Central Storms at $90M
Jan 15 2016 // Farmers Insurance has estimated an overall loss of $90 million resulting from severe weather that moved through portions of Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri at the end of December. The region experienced heavy rain, strong...
South Carolina Extends Data Call from October Storm
Jan 15 2016 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has advised insurers to continue to report P&C claims as per the data call issued for the October 2015 flood event and its aftermath. The data call was originally...
Weather Service: Tornado Hit Southern California in Last Week’s El Niño Storms
Jan 15 2016 // The National Weather Service says a small tornado touched down in Ventura County, Calif. during last week’s powerful El Niño-driven storms. Meteorologists conducting a storms survey determined the tornado swept...
Insured Losses from U.K. Storm Desmond Estimated at $1.1 Billion: PERILS
Jan 15 2016 // The initial estimate of the insured property market loss for flood damage caused by storm Desmond during Dec. 4-24, 2015 is £717 million ($1 billion), while windstorm losses from the event are estimated at £42 million...
Texas Seeking Professionals for Windstorm Model Peer Review
Jan 12 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is seeking professionals to conduct a peer review of a model developed to determine causes of insured losses on the coast. The model was developed by an expert panel appointed to...
Southwest Florida Cleans-Up Damage from Weekend Tornado
Jan 12 2016 // Authorities say a weekend tornado that touched down in southwest Florida with winds up to 135 mph damaged several homes, left thousands without power for a time, but caused no serious injuries or deaths. Police say the...
Preliminary Data: Kansas Saw Big Increase in Tornadoes in 2015
Jan 11 2016 // Kansas’ 124 confirmed tornadoes in 2015 were 83 more than the previous year, tying for the fourth highest number since 1990, according to the National Weather Service’s preliminary data. Eric Metzger, a...
Preliminary Insured Loss Estimate from Texas Tornadoes: $1.2B
Jan 11 2016 // Texas is dealing with approximately $1.2 billion in insured losses so far from nine confirmed tornadoes that struck the Dallas metro area on Dec. 26, 2015, and killed 11 people, according to preliminary estimates from the...
Dallas-Area Tornadoes Account for a Big Chunk of December Insured Losses in U.S.
Jan 7 2016 // A recently released report shows that damage estimates from the natural disaster events that occurred in the United States in December 2015 will amount to more than $4 billion. Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model...
