Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

What Is it About Named Storms That Start With the Letter ‘I’ ?

Aug 30 2023 // Floridians, Georgians and others in the path of Idalia are hoping that the hurricane won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”Since 1955, 13 Atlantic...

KCC Estimates Storm Hilary Caused Nearly $600M in Insured Losses

Aug 28 2023 // Catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Co. said privately insured losses in the U.S. from Hurricane Hilary will be near $600 million.Once a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Hilary weakened to a tropical storm before it made...

Severe Storms and Tornado Cause Damage and Power Outages in Michigan, Leaving 5 Dead

Aug 28 2023 // CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – At least one tornado touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by winds of up to 75 mph (121 kph) that downed trees, tore roofs off buildings and killed five people while...

Tornado Cash Founders Charged by US in Money Laundering Scheme

Aug 25 2023 // Two founders of Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing service that has been under scrutiny by various US agencies for more than a year, were charged with helping launder more than $1 billion for clients that included a...

Miami-Dade Considers New Storm Protection Plan: Dunes, Mangroves and Barrier Gates

Aug 24 2023 // Local and federal officials have agreed to a plan to study new ways to protect much of Miami from rising seas and storm surge in the decades ahead, measures that could include dune reinforcements, extensive mangroves and...

Tropical Storm Harold Makes Landfall on South Texas Coast

Aug 23 2023 // PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) – Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast Tuesday, where it is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kmh) in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border.Forecasters said...

Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit New England Last Week

Aug 23 2023 // The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Connecticut last Friday, joining a spate of four other twisters detected Friday in New England, including three in Massachusetts and another in Rhode...

Tropical Storm Hilary Damage and Economic Loss Estimate in Western U.S. is $7B to $9B

Aug 21 2023 // AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Tropical Storm Hilary in the U.S. is $7 to $9 billion.Hilary brought widespread flooding through Southern California, washing out roads...

3 Tropical Storms Churn Across Atlantic as Most Active Part of Hurricane Season Begins

Aug 21 2023 // Three tropical storms are currently churning across the Atlantic Ocean in a dazzling start to the most active part of hurricane season. Traditionally, the basin starts to spin up its most powerful storm after Aug. 20 with...

Rare New England Tornado Damages Homes, Floods Roads, Topples Trees

Aug 21 2023 // A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off an interstate highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees.Tornadoes were reported in several spots...

Kentucky Governor’s Storm Relief Efforts Could Trim GOP Leaning in Rural Areas

Aug 11 2023 // Gina Thorn`s life was uprooted when a monstrous tornado tore through her Kentucky hometown of Mayfield, but her family stuck it out and now they`re homeowners for the first time.Thorn says Gov. Andy Beshear deserves credit...

Powerful Storm System Kills Two, Leaves 1M Without Power in South, East Coast

Aug 9 2023 // At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved through the eastern...

Severe Convective Storms Top Insured Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Swiss Re

Aug 9 2023 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers US$50 billion in the first half, (H1 2022: $48 billion), with most of the losses stemming from severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re.“Severe convective storms –...

Consumer Specialists Available to Assist Tornado-Impacted Missouri Residents

Aug 8 2023 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) said that consumer specialists will be on-site at the Multi-Agency Resource Center in Knox County, Missouri, to answer insurance questions and assist residents...

Pfizer Taking More Steps to Manage Inventory After NC Tornado Destroyed Warehouse

Aug 8 2023 // Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday it will begin making some products available only through its emergency ordering process, as part of steps to manage inventory at its North Carolina facility that was struck by a tornado last...

Skanska Must Face the Music: Maritime Law Does Not Protect it from Fla. Storm Claims

Aug 3 2023 // A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will have to cope with some 900 claims by businesses and other parties that say they suffered...

Mississippi Governor Asks for Federal Assistance After Tornado Damage

Jul 26 2023 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has requested financial assistance from the federal government for 16 counties hit by tornadoes and damaging storms that hammered the state over a five-day period in June, he announced...

Tropical Storm Calvin Passed Over Hawaii, Leaving Minor Flooding in Its Wake

Jul 21 2023 // Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii`s Big Island on Wednesday, only inflicting minor damage.By late morning, the storm had passed to the west and the National Weather Service...

Mayfield, Kentucky, Hit by Floods 18 Months After Devastating Tornado

Jul 20 2023 // Parts of Kentucky cannot seem to catch a break from extreme weather events.Some 18 months after a powerful tornado ripped up much of downtown Mayfield, in southwestern Kentucky, heavily damaging businesses, homes, churches...

Tornado Rips Apart Pfizer Plant, Injures 16 in North Carolina

Jul 20 2023 // Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday its plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which is one of the largest sterile injectable product facilities in the world, has suffered heavy damage from a tornado.A company...