Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Recovery Continues After Tornado Hits Palm Beach Gardens

May 2 2023 // A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches.The National...

Virginia Beach Tornado Causes $15M in Residential Damage; No Reports of Injuries

May 1 2023 // The Virginia Beach community in southeastern Virginia was hit by a tornado on Sunday, April 30, just minutes before 6:00 pm.City Manager Patrick Duhaney declared a state of emergency. Officials said there were no reported...

Mississippi Tire Plant Partly Covered, Will Reopen in June After Tornado

May 1 2023 // A northeast Mississippi tire plant that was damaged by an April tornado is expected to restart production in June.Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said this week that it was likely to take several months for its Cooper Tire...

Federal Housing Aid to Help Rebuild From Kentucky Storms

Apr 28 2023 // An infusion of federal funding will help build hundreds of homes in Kentucky communities devastated by tornadoes and floods in 2021, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday.Four counties hardest hit by the storms – Graves,...

A Record Start to the 2023 U.S. Tornado Season

Apr 27 2023 // The U.S. has experienced a record number of tornadoes in the first three months of 2023 according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (NWS SPC), delivering an active start to the...

Disaster Declaration Approved for Texas Counties With Damage From Winter Ice Storms

Apr 25 2023 // President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Saturday for 13 Texas counties, freeing federal relief for areas damaged in last winter’s crippling ice storms.Disaster relief will be available for state agencies,...

Tornado, Small Earthquake Hit Upstate New York

Apr 25 2023 // A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York on Sunday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of significant damage.The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 2:10 p.m. with...

California to Meet 100% of Water Requests Thanks to Storms

Apr 24 2023 // California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years thanks to winter storms that filled reservoirs and runoff from a record snowpack, regulators announced.The State Water...

Central Oklahoma Tornadoes Kill 3, Cause Widespread Damage

Apr 20 2023 // A tornado outbreak on in central Oklahoma left three people dead and caused heavy damage Wednesday night.Three fatalities were reported in McClain County, where a tornado hit the town of Cole. Another tornado touched down...

Insured Losses from Mississippi Tornado Nearing $100 Million

Apr 20 2023 // Insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi are approaching $100 million, and uninsured losses will likely exceed that number, the state insurance department...

TWIA to Maintain $4.6B Total Funding for 2023 Storm Season

Apr 19 2023 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TIWA) Board of Directors on Tuesday elected to forego additional reinsurance beyond the $2.24 billion it selected in January, bringing the insurer of last resort’s total...

Church Tried to Exclude Named Storms, But Appeals Court Says Coverage Due Anyway

Apr 18 2023 // In 2015, the Shilo Christian Center in Melbourne, Florida, cut its property insurance premiums in half by asking its insurer to drop coverage for named windstorms.Hurricane Matthew struck the next year, ripping the roof of...

Two Tornadoes Confirmed in Georgia Towns

Apr 17 2023 // The National Weather Service confirmed two weak tornadoes touched down last week in middle Georgia.No one was reported injured in either storm. A tornado with top winds of 90 mph touched down on the southeast edge of...

Mississippi City Faces Tough Road Rebuilding After Tornado

Apr 17 2023 // The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since.Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling...

Goodyear’s 2nd-Largest Plant Still Recovering After Mississippi Tornado

Apr 14 2023 // Production at a large north Mississippi tire plant has ground to a halt in the wake of a damaging tornado, pausing operations at one of Goodyear’s largest production facilities in North America.Storms that dropped...

AccuWeather: Storms May Have Delayed California’s Wildfire Season

Apr 12 2023 // The massive rainfall and snow California received this winter will likely delay the upcoming wildfire season for the state – though all that moisture is unlikely to curtail it much if at all, a wildfire report out today...

Kin Spins Into Tornado-Prone Mississippi, Relying on Data for Risk Pricing

Apr 12 2023 // Kin Insurance and its reciprocal exchange program have expanded into Mississippi, just as tornado damage may be worsening in the state. Mississippi saw 184 tornadoes in 2022, ranking it first in the nation for tornado...

Tornadoes Damage Homes, Kills One Person in Louisville, Kentucky

Apr 10 2023 // The National Weather Service said Thursday it was surveying damage from three EF-1 tornadoes that touched down in Kentucky.According to preliminary information, tornadoes hit the Pleasure Ridge Park and Newburg sections of...

Indiana Insurance Commissioner Directs Grace Period for Residents Hit by Storms

Apr 5 2023 // Indiana Department of Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Beard issued a bulletin directing insurance companies to implement a 60-day cancellation moratorium for any policyholder directly affected by the recent weather events in...

NHC Report Ranks Ian as Costliest Florida Hurricane, Shows Forecasting, Storm Surge

Apr 4 2023 // The National Hurricane Center’s report on Hurricane Ian, posted Monday, six months after the storm hit southwest Florida, pegs Ian as the most expensive to hit the Sunshine State, causing twice as much damage as...