Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Storm Ready

Jun 2 2008 // Forecasters predict that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one for hurricane and tropical storm formation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most recent forecast calls for 12 to...

$50M in Insured Losses Expected From May Storm in Austin

Jun 2 2008 // Trees downed in May 14 storm damaged this house in central Austin.Back-to-back storm systems that surprised Central Texas overnight May 14-15 with intense winds and heavy hail damage may result in more than $50 million in...

Colorado Residents Cleaning Up After Tornadoes, Hail

Jun 2 2008 // Colorado residents affected by powerful storms that struck the northern part of the state about 80 miles north of Denver on May 22, 2008, are beginning to sort through the wreckage and pick up the pieces. According to the...

Storm Ready

Jun 2 2008 // Forecasters predict that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one for hurricane and tropical storm formation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most recent forecast sees 12 to 16...

Residents, Agents Pitch In as Minnesota Town Recovers from Storm

May 29 2008 // Crews in Hugo, Minn. worked to restore electricity and natural gas and insurance agents went door-to-door as this small suburb got back on its feet after the devastating storm that killed a toddler and flattened...

Deadly Iowa Tornado Rated State’s Strongest in 32 Years

May 29 2008 // A tornado that leveled half a town in northeast Iowa and killed seven people was the strongest to hit the state in 32 years, the National Weather Service said on May 27.The twister, three-quarters of a mile wide with winds...

Insured Damage from Recent Georgia Tornado Tops $40M, State Reports

May 29 2008 // State officials say damage from the tornado that hit north metro Atlanta last week now totals more than $40 million.The tornado that touched down on May 20 caused extensive damage in Cherokee, Cobb, north Fulton and...

Wisconsin Avoids Upper Midwest Storms that Hit Iowa, Minnesota

May 28 2008 // Wisconsin emergency-management officials breathed a sigh of relief on May 25 as a series of storms that caused death and destruction in two neighboring states left Wisconsin with only minor damage.The series of...

2008 a Record Year for Storm Damage in Georgia, Says Insurance Chief

May 28 2008 // Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine says 2008 has turned into a record year for storm damage in Georgia, with more than $400 million in insured losses during the first five months.Oxendine said that documented insurance...

With Storm Season Looming, It’s Time to Update Disaster Kits

May 28 2008 // Living on a canal in Treasure Island, Fla., just six blocks from the Gulf of Mexico, Dennis and Martie Fagan don’t mess around when it comes to preparing for hurricane season.Around this time of year, they take stock...

Colorado Tornado, Hail Damage Adds Up To Estimated $147M in Damage

May 28 2008 // Colorado residents in Windsor and surrounding communities are starting the process of repairing and rebuilding their homes, following May 22’s tornadoes and hail and wind storm. Meanwhile insurance companies have...

Tornadoes Kill 1 Child in Minnesota; Iowa Twister Kills 6

May 27 2008 // While most of the country was celebrating Memorial Day with picnics and parades, people in two states were fighting to stay alive. A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm...

Colorado Residents Cleaning Up After Tornadoes, Hail

May 23 2008 // Colorado residents affected by powerful storms are beginning to sort through the wreckage and pick up the pieces. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, it is too early to estimate the total...

Weather Officials Confirm Tornado Touched Down in South Carolina

May 23 2008 // The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Bamberg County on May 20.Forecasters say the twister had winds up to 90 mph and moved from just north of Olar to near Ehrhardt in the late afternoon. The...

Tornado Strikes Northern Colorado

May 22 2008 // A large tornado struck Northern Colorado on May 22, 2008, striking several areas in the town of Windsor, which is about 80 miles north of Denver. Initial reports indicate one person was killed, but there were no official...

Financial Relief on the Way to Alabama for Tornado Damage

May 20 2008 // Residents and business owners in several northeast Alabama counties will get financial help to rebuild and repair property affected by the severe storms and tornado on May 11. Officials announced May 16 that beginning May...

Tornadoes Kill 15 in Southwestern Missouri; Governor Calls in National Guard

May 19 2008 // Category K-4 tornadoes that cut across three states on Saturday (May 10) night killed 15 people in southwestern Missouri. The hardest areas hit were in rural southwestern Missouri about eight miles north of Seneca and 10...

Alabama Students Hope Balloons Lead to Improved Tornado Warnings

May 19 2008 // Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto a north Alabama landfill, so scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed to improve tornado...

Damages Mount – again – In Storm-battered South Central States

May 19 2008 // As the town of Picher, Okla., began to climb out of the wreckage of the deadly tornadoes that swept across Southeastern Oklahoma, Missouri and beyond over the weekend of May 10-11, some predicted that the town may not...

Oklahoma AG Warns of Fraud in Storm-Damaged Areas

May 16 2008 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s office is warning consumers in areas battered by recent storms to beware of fraudsters seeking to take advantage of storm weary property owners.Investigators in the...