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Storm Austen Knocks Out Power to Almost 300,000 French Homes

Oct 23 2026 // Storm Austen knocked out electricity to almost 300,000 customers in western France on Friday as hurricane-force winds battered the region, disrupting roads, railways and other transport links. Brittany was hardest hit,...

Storm Austen Will Be Stronger Than Forecast Along UK Coasts

Oct 21 2026 // Britain’s first named storm of the autumn will be stronger than previously thought when it sweeps across the country later this week. Gusts from Storm Austen may reach 80 miles (129 kilometers) per hour in coastal...

KCC Says Isaias Insured Losses to Be $3 Billion; AM Best Calls Storm an Earnings Event

Oct 15 2026 // Catastrophe risk management firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) said privately insured losses from wind and storm surge during Hurricane Isaias will be about $3 billion, making the storm one of the most manageable for...

US Oil Producers Ramp Down Gulf Output 25% on Storm Isaias

Oct 8 2026 // Offshore oil and gas producers have begun shutting in wells and evacuating personnel from rigs and platforms near the US Gulf Coast in preparation for the region’s first Atlantic hurricane of the season, arriving by...

Karen Clark Rolls Out Severe Convective Storm Model 5.0

Oct 7 2026 // Karen Clark & Co. has announced its latest severe convective storm model—Version 5.0—now with a new option on roof values. “While previously, roof replacement cost was assumed to be a fixed percentage of the...

Houston and Dallas Face Risk of Floods as Storms Sweep Texas

Oct 2 2026 // Houston and Dallas face more flooding rains Friday as storms continue to sweep across the eastern third of Texas, where thousands are without power and hundreds of flights were canceled Thursday. Dallas Fort Worth...

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