All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 8 2013 // After hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed by storms raking Connecticut’s shoreline, a state task force recommended that local zoning codes be changed to reflect rising sea level and new flood elevations.But...
Apr 5 2013 // New York officials and Catholic Charities have announced a $38.5 million program to provide more than 200 coordinators to help residents hurt by Superstorm Sandy recover and get access to needed services.The Disaster Case...
Apr 3 2013 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft.Koster on April 1 announced the suit against Bryan Weldon and Weldon...
Apr 3 2013 // Like many people who lived in Athens, Georgia at the time, Anne Shepherd clearly remembers March 31, 1973 — the day the tornado hit.Shepherd, owner of downtown’s Chick Music store, had gone out to a house on North...
Apr 1 2013 // More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in New York City hotels five months after the storm.The New York Times reported on March 29 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying for...
Mar 27 2013 // Maine will be eligible for federal help to cover the costs of a blizzard that hit in early February.President Barack Obama on Monday approved Gov. Paul LePage’s request for a disaster declaration. The declaration...
Mar 26 2013 // Numerous representatives from Texas coastal counties, cities and business organizations on March 25 spoke before the board of the state’s insurer of last resort urging them to oppose the proposal by state regulators...
Mar 25 2013 // With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped.As the traditional tornado season nears, scientists have been...
Mar 22 2013 // Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms and how it...
Mar 21 2013 // The sand dune that ruined Harvey and Phyllis Karan’s view of the ocean allowed their beachfront home to see another day when Superstorm Sandy’s surge crashed ashore. They still want the $375,000 a court awarded...
Mar 21 2013 // Several southern states are cleaning up after powerful winds and massive hail hammered the region.Hundreds of claims are pouring in to insurance companies in Mississippi, an early indication of the widespread damage left...
Mar 20 2013 // The University of Arizona has created a mobile application for iPhones that provides dust storm alerts and safety tips.Available for free download on iTunes, the app uses a person’s geographical location anywhere in...
Mar 19 2013 // About 130,000 homes and businesses were still without power early Tuesday in Alabama and Georgia following severe thunderstorms on Monday. Alabama Power, a unit of Southern Co., said on Tuesday that it had about 98,200...
Mar 15 2013 // A new report from Lloyd’s of London found that a growing number of Oklahomans are becoming increasing vulnerable to tornadoes, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department.The report, Tornadoes: A Rising Risk?,...
Mar 13 2013 // Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to...
Mar 11 2013 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort in coastal counties may have a difficult time remaining intact during the 2013 legislative session.Claims from 2008’s Hurricane Ike still trickle in and ongoing...
Mar 6 2013 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has released the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disasters that occurred...
Mar 5 2013 // Tax preparer Betty Helton no longer meets her customers at a park bench in this tornado-ravaged Appalachian town. Hungry customers are back ordering burgers and shakes at Freezer Fresh. A bank moved out of a grocery store...
Mar 4 2013 // The New York Department of Financial Services says five of the state’s largest banks and mortgage services will have representatives available this week to help homeowners cash insurance settlement checks from...
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...