Latest Hurricane Headlines

All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.

6 Steps to Prevent Hurricane Damage to Solar Installations

Aug 15 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group.Solar installations have increased by 33% annually over the last decade. This can be attributed to federal policies such as the Solar Investment Tax Credit....

CSU Team Slightly Lowers Forecast for Still Above-Average Hurricane Season

Aug 5 2022 // The hurricane research team at Colorado State University has slightly lowered its outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season but is still calling for above-average action.The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is now...

Slow Recovery From Bama Twister Could be Harbinger for Hurricane-Prone South

Aug 4 2022 // There’s not much in Greene County, a place that stands out even in impoverished west Alabama for its neediness. So the April tornado that settled down upon a housing community full of seniors and low-income families...

Four Years After Hurricane Michael, Florida City Rebuilding, Recovering

Jul 25 2022 // MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Standing on the deck of the new Driftwood Inn, 31/2 years after Hurricane Michael obliterated the old one, Tom Wood spoke of the months after the storm.One of his daughters had urged him and his...

Atlantic Hurricane Season May Get Boost From Lingering La Nina

Jul 14 2022 // La Nina will probably stick around for at least several more months, potentially leading to more hurricanes and tropical storms across the Atlantic during the heart of the season.There’s now a 62% chance of cool...

Report: 72% of Gulf Coast Homes Have Roofs Susceptible to Hurricane Damage

Jul 4 2022 // Arturo released its inaugural report “Hurricane Exposure: The State of Gulf Homes” that analyzes more than 17 million homes across the South Central and Southeast United States ahead of a forecasted...

Louisiana Launches $463M Project to Elevate Hurricane Evacuation Route

Jun 27 2022 // Louisiana state leaders have broken ground for a $463 million project that will elevate 8.3 miles of La. 1, one of the state’s hurricane evacuation routes.The groundbreaking held Friday is for work that will be done...

30 Years After Hurricane Andrew, Karen Clark Affirmed Her Models

Jun 20 2022 // June 1 marked the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season — one that is expected to be above average in terms of named storms and hurricanes. Insurance Journal used the occasion to speak with Karen Clark, founder...

Louisiana’s Native Americans Still Recovering From Hurricane Ida

Jun 17 2022 // Driving through her village along the southeastern Louisiana bayou, tribal official Cherie Matherne points out remnants of house after house _ including her own _ wrecked nine months ago when Hurricane Ida roared through...

Report: 72% of Gulf Coast Homes Have Roofs Susceptible to Hurricane Damage

Jun 15 2022 // Arturo released its inaugural report “Hurricane Exposure: The State of Gulf Homes” that analyzes more than 17 million homes across the South Central and Southeast United States ahead of a forecasted...

Hurricane Chief to Take Over as Weather Service Director

Jun 9 2022 // A meteorologist who oversaw warnings and forecasts during one of the busiest spurts of Atlantic hurricane activity on record will take over as the new director of the National Weather Service, as scientists expect extreme...

2 Hurricane Season Tips

Jun 7 2022 // June 1 marks the beginning of the most insurance-y time of the year.It’s the beginning of the annual Atlantic Hurricane Season. Oh yes. It’s that time of year. Since hurricane season only comes around once...

Colorado St. Hurricane Team Now Forecasts ‘Well Above-Average’ Hurricane Season

Jun 3 2022 // A day after hurricane season began on June 1, the hurricane research team at Colorado State University upped its forecast of the Atlantic hurricane season to “well above average” and predicted five major...

New Jersey Residents Still Waiting for Hurricane Ida Aid 9 Months Later

Jun 3 2022 // New Jersey resident Shashuna Atwater is still living with the awful smell of sewage that inundated her basement when the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New Jersey nine months ago, destroying photographs, diplomas and...

Hurricane Agatha Brings Flooding, Mudslides to Mexico, Killing at Least 11

Jun 2 2022 // SAN ISIDRO DEL PALMAR, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing, the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca said Tuesday.Gov. Alejando Murat said...

North Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins With Ripe Conditions for Above-Average Activity

Jun 1 2022 // As the North Atlantic hurricane season begins officially today, forecasters continue to predict above-average storm activity.The pre-season forecast update for North Atlantic hurricane activity still predicts 18 named...

‘The Phones Started Ringing Right Away’: Cat Modeling Pioneer Karen Clark Recalls Hurricane Andrew

Jun 1 2022 // At the start of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Insurance Journal spoke with Karen Clark, founder of two catastrophe modeling firms and now CEO of Karen Clark & Company (KCC). August 24, 2022 is the 30th...

Season’s First Hurricane Pummels Mexico With Strong Winds, Heavy Rain

May 31 2022 // Hurricane Agatha made landfall in Mexico’s Oaxaca state Monday afternoon in what’s expected to be the strongest May storm to hit the eastern Pacific on record.Agatha was already raking the Pacific coastline...

FEMA Opens Proposed Hurricane Ida Housing Site Comment Period

May 25 2022 // A three-day comment period opened Tuesday for a proposed group housing site for Hurricane Ida survivors in one southeast Louisiana parish, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.Up to 75 families could be housed at...

Forecasters Predict 7th Straight Above-Normal Hurricane Season

May 24 2022 // The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to deliver another round of above-normal storms for the seventh consecutive year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Tuesday.NOAA forecasters estimate...