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#1 Strong Storms in Upper Plains and Midwest Damage Buildings, Cause Power Outages
Jul 31 2025 // Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho, defined as a long-lived line of...
#2 Storms in Nebraska Kill 1, Displace Hundreds of Inmates
Aug 11 2025 // Strong storms before dawn Saturday in eastern Nebraska killed one person and seriously injured another in a state park and displaced hundreds of inmates after two prison housing units were damaged, officials said, even as...
#3 NC Residents Can Now Seek State Aid After Tropical Storm Chantal
Aug 8 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Individuals in central North Carolina counties whose homes and belongings were damaged by massive rains last month from Tropical Storm Chantal can now seek state-funded financial grants for temporary...
#4 Fires, Storms and Blazing Heat Forecast for Western US
Aug 11 2025 // Fires, storms and the potential for near-record high temperatures across the western US are in the offing for the coming week. The Gifford Fire, about 125 miles (201 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, had burned 114,621...
#5 Wisconsin Severe Storms Cause Flooding, Knock Out Power
Aug 12 2025 // Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and...
#6 Update: Shanghai Evacuates 280,000 Residents as Tropical Storm Arrives
Jul 30 2025 // Shanghai has evacuated around 280,000 people and canceled flights as a tropical storm crossed China’s financial hub, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall that threatens flash flooding. Storm Co-may — known...
#7 PERILS Offers Severe Convective Storm Loss Reporting for Europe, Japan, New Zealand
Jul 31 2025 // PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced the inclusion of severe convective storm (SCS) industry loss reporting for Europe (Austria, Belgium, France,...
#8 Arkansas to Receiving $1M in Funding for April Storm Cleanup and Recovery
Jul 28 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the award of $1 million in grant funding to Arkansas for cleanup and recovery activities after severe storms caused extensive damage and flooding in April. Between April...
#9 Two More Insurers Enter Florida Market as Storm Season Warms
Jul 21 2025 // Two more property insurers put their toes in the Florida market this summer, bringing to 14 the number of new carriers in the state since 2023. It’s another sign that legislative discouragement of claims litigation...
#10 European Heat Wave Gives Way to Violent Storms and Flooding
Jul 22 2025 // Severe storms are triggering flooding in parts of Europe following weeks of extreme heat, while temperatures on the Italian island of Sicily climb to 44C (111F). A powerful low-pressure system delivered heavy precipitation...
#11 How Crockett, Texas Turned a Devastating Tornado Into Funding for Sirens
Jul 21 2025 // A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years. Six new sirens will be placed strategically throughout the city of...
