Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

Tropical Storm Ma-on Takes Aim at Hong Kong, Guangdong Province

Aug 24 2022 // Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected to make landfall along the coast of Guangdong province on Thursday.At 12:40 p.m. (0440...

30 Years Ago Andrew Upended Florida, But Current Legal Storm May Be Worse

Aug 24 2022 // It was 30 years ago today that Hurricane Andrew, the strongest storm to make U.S. landfall in more than two decades, gouged its way across south Florida, destroying more than 25,000 homes, by some estimates, and causing...

Insured Losses From February’s European Windstorms Estimated at €3.7B: PERILS

Aug 19 2022 // Insured losses for the European windstorm series, which affected the British Isles and continental Europe in February 2022, are estimated at €3.739 billion (US$3.8 billion), according to PERILS, the independent...

SURE Expands Offerings in Storm-Prone North Carolina

Aug 18 2022 // SURE, a member-owned insurance company for coastal homeowners, has expanded to North Carolina, a market that continues to harden.The coverage will be underwritten by SageSure, the managing general underwriter for SURE, the...

2022 North Atlantic Hurricane Season Halftime Report: The Quiet Before the Storm?

Aug 17 2022 // With a few weeks to go until the North Atlantic Basin enters its most active period, now is a good time to recap recent activity, review updated seasonal forecasts, and look ahead to what may be in store for the remainder...

Dutch Insurer NN Group’s H1 Profit Slips on Impact of Storm Claims

Aug 12 2022 // NN Group’s core profit fell 12.1% year-on-year in the first half of 2022, the Dutch insurer said on Thursday, citing the impact of weather events and the sale of its asset management arm.Operating profit came in at...

Worst Storm in Century Floods Seoul, Killing at Least 9, With More Rain Expected

Aug 10 2022 // South Korean repair crews took advantage of a lull in torrential rainfall to drain flooded train stations and fix damages after one of the worst storms in over a century hit Seoul, killing at least nine people including...

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash

Aug 8 2022 // The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes.A senior Treasury Department...

Minnesota Storms Knock Out Power to 75,000 Customers

Aug 4 2022 // Severe storms knocked out power to as many as 75,000 customers across Minnesota where power poles were toppled and winds gusted as high as 81 mph in the state’s southern region.The largest power outages were west of...

Floods, Storms Drive Global Insured Catastrophe Losses of US$38B in H1 2022: Swiss Re

Aug 2 2022 // A series of winter storms in Europe, record floods in Australia and South Africa as well as a high number of thunderstorms in the U.S. and Europe resulted in US$35 billion of insured losses from natural catastrophes in the...

Illinois Tornado Snaps Trees, Damages Roofs

Jul 25 2022 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that a small tornado touched down in suburban Chicago Saturday.Snapped trees and minor damage to roofs in Naperville were reported Saturday, meteorologist Todd Kluber said. The...

Michigan Utility Denies Flooding Claims from 2021 Storm

Jul 21 2022 // A Detroit-area water utility said Tuesday that it will deny flooding claims stemming from a damaging storm last summer based on an independent review that found the flooding was caused by the amount of rainfall and not a...

6 People Killed in Montana Highway Crash During Dust Storms

Jul 20 2022 // A 3-year-old and two other children were among the six people killed in a pileup last week on a Montana highway during blackout conditions caused by dust storms, officials said.Three of the six people who died in the crash...

Actuarial Committee Recommends No Change in Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates

Jul 19 2022 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee recommended to the board of directors that there should be no change in residential or commercial insurance rates.The Actuarial &...

Major Disaster Declared for Many North Dakota Counties Damaged by Storms

Jul 18 2022 // President Joe Biden has issued a major disaster declaration for many of North Dakota’s 53 counties which sustained damage caused during a series of snow storms in April. The declaration was approved for 40 of the...

Severe Storms Cause Damage, Power Outages in South Dakota

Jul 8 2022 // Xcel Energy says 55,000 customers lost service when a long line of severe thunderstorms rolled across South Dakota.By Wednesday morning, 90% of power lost on Tuesday has been restored by more than 600 employees and...

NYC, Miami, Tampa, New Orleans Top Regions Among Storm-Surge Exposed Cities

Jul 4 2022 // New York, Miami, Tampa and New Orleans are the metro areas with the most single-family homes at risk of heavy damage from storm surge during hurricanes, according to a report released by CoreLogic, a property data...

Tropical Storm Bonnie Forms Near Nicaragua in Caribbean

Jul 1 2022 // Tropical Storm Bonnie formed in the Caribbean east of Nicaragua, a dangerous system that threatens a potential humanitarian crisis but isn’t a major threat to oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. With winds...

FEMA to Send Connecticut $1.3M for May Storm Recovery

Jun 29 2022 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $1.3 million to the state of Connecticut to reimburse it for the administrative costs of recovering from the tornadoes and storms that struck the state on May...

North Dakota Governor Wants Federal Aid to Deal with Spring Storm Damage

Jun 27 2022 // Gov. Doug Burgum is asking for some federal help in dealing with $57 million in public infrastructure damage caused by severe spring storms and flooding in North Dakota.Burgum has requested a presidential disaster...