Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Tornado Rips Through Kansas; 3 Meteorology Students Killed in Crash

May 2 2022 // A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 15,000 people without power, officials said Saturday.In addition to wreckage...

Amazon Urged to Review Emergency Plans in Wake of Deadly Tornado

Apr 28 2022 // Amazon.com Inc. should better prepare workers for extreme weather events, according to federal regulators who investigated a deadly tornado strike on a company warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois.The storm ripped through...

North Dakota Governor Seeking Federal Help With Damaging Storms

Apr 28 2022 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum plans to ask for federal help in dealing with damaging floods and a severe winter storm that left thousands without electricity.As a precursor to a presidential disaster declaration request,...

Kentucky Tornado Survivors Rebuilding With Help of Others

Apr 25 2022 // Sundays at the Bullock home in rural Kentucky were once filled with lasting memories: big family dinners, cornhole, basketball and karaoke.Those gatherings ended the night of Dec. 10, when a massive tornado obliterated...

Strong Storm Rolls Through Kansas, Tears Roofs Off Buildings

Apr 25 2022 // National Weather Service officials were in western Kansas Saturday to assess damage from a strong storm and a possible tornado that damaged buildings in Sharon Springs and elsewhere, authorities said.Officials say the late...

Louisiana Proposes Fines Against 5 Insurers for Alleged Improper Activity After 2020 Storms

Apr 18 2022 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has proposed fining five homeowners insurance companies a combined $764,750 following targeted market conduct examinations of their insurance activities between August 27, 2020,...

Tornado Confirmed in North-Central Iowa

Apr 14 2022 // A tornado hit near Gilmore City in rural north-central Iowa as a strong line of storms moved across the state overnight, the National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday.The tornado was confirmed by a trained spotter...

Blizzard in North Dakota, Possible Tornado in SE Minnesota

Apr 14 2022 // A possible tornado tore up a small Minnesota town and a blizzard forced the closure of the North Dakota Capitol, schools and roads, as spring storms wreaked havoc across the Upper Midwest.The National Weather Service said...

23 Injured in Texas Storms; More Tornadoes Forecast in US

Apr 14 2022 // Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that was expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds Wednesday.The storms caused widespread damage Tuesday in...

13 Tornadoes Destroyed 14 Homes in South Carolina

Apr 14 2022 // Severe storms that moved across South Carolina earlier this week caused at least 13 tornadoes and hail the size of baseballs, emergency officials said.Fourteen homes were destroyed by the tornadoes as they moved through...

Spring Storm Packing Blizzard Conditions for Northern Plains

Apr 12 2022 // A significant spring storm headed for the northern Plains is packing blizzard conditions with significant snow accumulation and drifting, according to the National Weather Service.Meteorologists posted a blizzard warning...

NWS: EF-3 Stronger of 2 Tornadoes to Hit Arkansas in Late March

Apr 8 2022 // A second, weak, tornado struck Arkansas last week as severe storms rolled across the Deep South, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. On March 30, an EF-1 tornado with winds of about 100 mph (161 kph)...

19 Named Storms Predicted by CSU Team; 70% Chance Major Hurricane Hits U.S.

Apr 7 2022 // Researchers at Colorado State University are predicting a very active 2022 Atlantic season, with 19 named storms.The average for named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 through November) is 14.4. The...

Storms Kill One in Georgia, Cause Damage Across South

Apr 7 2022 // Violent storms killed three people in the South Tuesday, including one in Georgia, as another swarm of tornadoes and hailstorms tore across the region.A woman died Tuesday evening in Pembroke, Georgia, where a suspected...

Severe Storms Kill 1 in Texas

Apr 7 2022 // Violent storms killed one person in Texas on April 5 as hail pelted communities and high winds knocked trees into power poles elsewhere in the South. Authorities issued a flurry of tornado warnings at the start of what...

Louisiana Church Sues Insurer For Alleged Inadequate Storm Damage Coverage

Apr 6 2022 // A Louisiana church has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that its insurer failed to adequately cover millions of dollars in property damage resulting from two devastating weather events last year, including Hurricane...

Woman With Muscular Dystrophy Injured During New Orleans Tornado Dies

Apr 6 2022 // A young woman with muscular dystrophy who was injured when an EF-3 tornado tossed her family’s home in Louisiana into the street has died, marking the second death linked to last month’s severe weather.Her...

March U.S. Tornado Activity Likely to Set Record

Apr 6 2022 // It appears there were more tornadoes across the U.S. this year in the month of March than ever before – possibly by a large margin.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather...

Lawmakers Probing Amazon Labor Practices Following Illinois Tornado Deaths

Apr 5 2022 // The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death of six workers during a swarm of tornados last year. In a letter...

Solar Storm to Hit Earth, Prompting Monitoring by Airlines, Electric Grid Operators

Apr 5 2022 // A solar storm will sweep across the Earth Wednesday night, raising prospects of dazzling Northern Lights visible as far south as Chicago while prompting airlines and electric-grid operators to step up monitoring of the...