Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

Parts of Northern US Shut Down Ahead of Massive Winter Storm

Feb 23 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – States in the northern plains are largely shutting down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold...

Thunderstorms, Possible Tornadoes Ravage Central New Jersey

Feb 23 2023 // After a rare tornado warning was issued Tuesday, a strong line of thunderstorms ripped through central New Jersey with powerful winds that caused many trees to be ripped out of the ground in Pennington and West Windsor....

2 Big Cannabis Insurance Providers Say Losses from California Storms Not as Bad as Feared

Feb 20 2023 // Just how big an impact the recent historic California storms had on the state’s cannabis industry is still coming into focus, and while two of the biggest players in California’s cannabis insurance market are...

Historic Alabama City Facing Long Road to Recovery From Tornado

Feb 16 2023 // In a Selma neighborhood — a few blocks from the starting point of the 1965 voting rights marches — the path of a January tornado remains clear.Homes sit collapsed or missing walls and roofs. Some building are...

Guest at Daytona Hotel Dies After Being Struck by Forklift During Storm Repairs

Feb 16 2023 // A guest at an oceanfront hotel in Florida has died after being run over by a forklift working on storm repairs, authorities said.The 62-year-old woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was struck Monday while...

Lawsuits Pile Up Two Years After Winter Storm Uri

Feb 15 2023 // HOUSTON — When Cherrilyn Nedd left her uncomfortably cold Summerwood home during the February 2021 winter storm to stay with her in-laws — who had a generator — she never expected that she would return to find the...

Florida Citrus, Hit by Storms and Fungus, Now Faces a Butterfly from the Caribbean

Feb 13 2023 // The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has now reached Florida.The Papilio demoleus Linnaeus...

Kentucky Governor Says Storm Relief Fund ‘Open Book’ for Review

Feb 13 2023 // Donations that poured into a tornado relief fund started by Kentucky’s Democratic governor have been spent or pledged, but Republicans are pushing for greater legislative oversight after reports surfaced that some...

Rural Texas Struggles to Turn on Power After Ice Storm

Feb 9 2023 // LUFKIN — By the glow of a flashlight, Stacy McAlpine and her 10-year-old granddaughter played Go Fish and other card games as they snuggled up next to a propane fireplace.Thirty miles south in Robertson County, Elizabeth...

Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims

Feb 8 2023 // A Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor plant in Texas sued its insurer over $400 million in damage claims tied to a power blackout during a deadly winter storm in 2021.The federal lawsuit filed Monday against Factory...

Texas Winter Storm Cancels Flights, Keeps Thousands Without Power

Feb 3 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. on Thursday as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin,...

Kentucky Tornado Relief Payments Come Under Scrutiny

Feb 3 2023 // Some people unaffected by tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky in late 2021 were mistakenly sent payments from a relief fund funneling private donations into the region, the state treasurer’s office said Wednesday.State...

Texas Winter Storm Causes 3rd Day of Dangerous, Icy Conditions

Feb 2 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Dangerous road conditions from bands of sleet and snow were blamed for six deaths as a winter storm snarled traffic across parts of the nation’s midsection, forced the cancelation of flights...

Texas Winter Storm Brings Slick Roadways, Power Outages

Feb 1 2023 // More than a quarter-million businesses and households in Central and East Texas did not have power Wednesday morning as a winter storm persisted, immobilizing portions of the state with slick roadways and freezing...

Texas Power Grid Holding Up Amid Winter Storm

Jan 31 2023 // A dayslong winter storm warning in Texas is already disrupting travel plans and closing schools, but state officials say the power grid is holding up.According to the National Weather Service, tens of millions of people in...

Insurers Hit With Thousands of Claims Following Storms and Floods in New Zealand

Jan 30 2023 // Major insurers operating in New Zealand including Insurance Australia Group and Suncorp Group have cumulatively received over 9,000 claims so far following severe storms and flooding in and around the biggest city,...

2 Big Cannabis Insurance Providers Say Losses from California Storms Not as Bad as Feared

Jan 27 2023 // Just how big an impact the recent historic California storms had on the state’s cannabis industry is still coming into focus, and while two of the biggest players in California’s cannabis insurance market are...

More Alabama Counties Eligible for FEMA Aid after Recent Storms

Jan 26 2023 // More Alabama counties are now eligible for federal help after last week’s storms and tornadoes.Emergency Management Agency Director Ernie Baggott said Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance in the designated...

Tornado Causes Damage East of Houston

Jan 26 2023 // PASADENA, Texas (AP) – A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that downed utility poles and power lines, overturned vehicles and ripped roofs off homes and businesses in...

TWIA to Pursue $2.9B in Reinsurance for 2023 Storm Season

Jan 19 2023 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Associated (TWIA) board of directors voted Thursday to authorize broker Gallagher Re to pursue $2.92 billion in reinsurance for the 2023 storm season.The TWIA board also voted to establish...