Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Storms With Hurricane Gusts Set to Batter NW Europe, Driving Wind Power Generation

Feb 16 2022 // Storms across northwest Europe are set to drive electricity generation from wind farms to records this week in gusty conditions that threaten to disrupt transportation and down power lines.Weather forecasters in the UK,...

Detroit Program to Target Basement Flooding During Intense Storms

Feb 15 2022 // Detroit is starting a program to reduce chronic basement flooding during intense storms.The program initially will target two neighborhoods and later expand to others, Mayor Mike Duggan said. The strategy follows major...

Oklahoma Commission Approves 2021 Winter Storm Cost Recovery Orders

Feb 15 2022 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted to approve two orders for state utilities to recover natural gas costs incurred during the February 2021 winter storm. The commission approved separate orders for CenterPoint...

Program in Michigan Targeting Basement Flooding from Storms

Feb 14 2022 // Detroit is starting a program to reduce chronic basement flooding during intense storms.The program initially will target two neighborhoods and later expand to others, Mayor Mike Duggan said. The strategy follows major...

SpaceX Satellites Falling Out of Orbit After Being Hit by Solar Storm

Feb 11 2022 // SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm.Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on...

5th Circuit: Windstorm Coverage Doesn’t Include Flood Damage

Feb 7 2022 // An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn’t cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even though flooding wasn’t specifically excluded, a panel of the 5th Circuit...

More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled as Winter Storm Threatens Heavy Snow, Ice

Feb 2 2022 // Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the...

Winter Storm Likely to Bring Heavy Ice to Texas

Feb 2 2022 // A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States beginning Feb. 1, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the...

Recent Storm Caused More Erosion to New Jersey Beach

Jan 21 2022 // The weekend storm that brought rain and snow to much of New Jersey also caused significant erosion to a Jersey Shore beach that was already in the process of being widened.Now, federal and state officials are trying to...

Tornado Victim’s Family Sues Amazon Over Illinois Warehouse Collapse

Jan 19 2022 // The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the central Illinois Amazon facility where he worked filed a wrongful deathlawsuitMonday in Madison County.The action on behalf of Austin McEwen,...

Florida Power & Light Class Action Opens Door to Subrogation, Future Storm Claims

Jan 18 2022 // A Miami judge’s certification of a lawsuit against Florida’s largest utility company as a $10 billion class action, with damage claims from more than 4 million people who lost power in Hurricane Irma, could...

Disaster Declared for December Missouri Tornadoes

Jan 13 2022 // President Joe Biden has approved Missouri’s request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly tornadoes and strong winds hit the state last month.The designation allows seven southern Missouri counties to...

Kentucky Lawmakers Plan to Move Quickly on Tornado Recovery Package

Jan 11 2022 // Kentucky lawmakers, back in session, are planning to take up tornado-recovery legislation this week, with the goal of quickly distributing an initial round of assistance, House Speaker David Osborne said.The newly...

Tornadoes Reported in Houston, Northwest Louisiana

Jan 11 2022 // At least two tornadoes touched down in the Houston area over the weekend as storms brought high winds and heavy rains, damaging homes and businesses and causing flooding.Most of the damage from the storms that came through...

Insurance Companies Sue Texas Power Grid Operator Over 2021 Winter Storm Losses

Jan 7 2022 // More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and several power-generating companies (PGCs) over losses suffered from 2021 Winter Storm Uri, which resulted in more than 500,000 insurance claims...

Texas Officials Revise Death Count of 2021 Winter Storm to 246

Jan 6 2022 // A new report from the Texas Department of State Health Services confirms a final death count from the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri and the subsequent collapse of the Texas electric power grid.The DHS reports 246 winter...

Premium Finance Companies Can Extend Payment Deadlines After Kentucky Tornadoes

Jan 5 2022 // Premium finance companies are permitted to extend due dates for premiums and other charges in the wake of tornadoes that ripped through the state in December, the Kentucky insurance commissioner announced.Finance companies...

Winter Storms Strike Kentucky, Georgia, Carolina, DC

Jan 3 2022 // Storms over the New Year’s Day weekend knocked out power, caused property damage, triggered flash flooding and snow and closed schools and government offices.In Kentucky, less than three weeks after tornadoes...

Disaster Declaration Extended for New Hampshire Storms

Jan 3 2022 // The federal government has expanded is disaster declaration following damaging storms in southwestern New Hampshire this summer. The Federal Emergency Management Agency originally declared a disaster related to storms...

NWS Says December Storm Spawned 8 Tornadoes Across Wisconsin

Dec 28 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a rare December wind storm spawned eight tornadoes across west-central Wisconsin..The Dec. 15 storm swept across multiple states. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the...