Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

Likely Tornadoes Cause No Major Damage in Oklahoma City

Oct 14 2021 // Two likely tornadoes touched down in the Oklahoma City area Wednesday in addition to two other suspected twisters in western Oklahoma as severe storms hit the state, according to the National Weather Service.There are no...

La Nina Arrives, Threatening More Droughts, Storms and Supply Disruptions

Oct 14 2021 // A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America, frigid winters in parts of the U.S. and Japan and greater risks for...

Tornadoes Rip Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central U.S.

Oct 12 2021 // Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports Monday of deaths or injuries.The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy...

Northeast Summer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call for Subways

Oct 11 2021 // When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases leading into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls.In Philadelphia, a commuter line along the...

Partial Storm Disaster Declaration Granted; New Hampshire to Appeal

Oct 7 2021 // President Joe Biden partially granted a request for a major disaster declaration in response to storms that severely damaged much of Cheshire and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire, Governor Chris Sununu said Monday.The...

Climate Change Impact: 40% Chance of ‘100-Year Storms’ Over 20-Year Span

Oct 6 2021 // While events like Hurricane Ida and a Texas winter freeze demonstrate wide-reaching impacts of climate change to all but ardent deniers, even insurers and reinsurers may not fully appreciate all the risks, a new report...

Disaster Declared for July New Hampshire Storms

Oct 4 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved New Hampshire’s request to declare a major disaster after the mid-July storm that caused severe flooding in Cheshire County. Southwestern New Hampshire already had experienced record...

President Signs Disaster Declaration After Vermont Storms

Oct 1 2021 // President Joe Biden has signed a disaster declaration for damage caused by storms that hit the southern Vermont counties of Windham and Bennington at the end of July, the office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott said...

Report: More than 456.5K Claims Filed in Texas After Winter Storm

Sep 24 2021 // A recently released report from the state’s insurance department shows more claims and higher average claim costs resulting from the severe and prolonged winter storm that enveloped Texas in mid-February than were...

Insured Price Tag for Canada’s Summer Storms and Wildfires Nears C$200M

Sep 24 2021 // Two storms that raged across Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada in July and August caused C$120 million (US$94.5 million) in insured damage, while the August wildfire, in White Rock Lake, British Columbia, is now estimated...

‘Things Are Dire’: $16B Bay Flood Plan for Worst New Jersey Storms

Sep 23 2021 // Federal officials on Tuesday warned of a “dire” situation that is likely to get worse as they explained details of a $16 billion plan to lessen back bay flooding, one of the major sources of storm damage at the...

New Hampshire Governor Asks for Second Disaster Declaration After More Storms

Sep 22 2021 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu on Monday requested a federal disaster declaration for New Hampshire as a result of storms and flooding that happened July 29-Aug. 2, a week after he asked for one covering storms from...

FEMA: $205M Approved for Michigan Recovery From June Storms, Flooding

Sep 15 2021 // The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, FEMA says.That...

Tropical Storm Nicholas Expected to Bring Flash Flooding to Deep South

Sep 14 2021 // Tropical Storm Nicholas is expected to produce life-threatening flash flooding to portions of the deep South through early Friday according to the National Hurricane Center.Nicholas was approximately 50 miles east of...

Tropical Storm Nicholas to Test Post-Harvey Houston Infrastructure

Sep 14 2021 // On Aug. 25, the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, which dumped about 50 inches of rain on Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city “is safer today as it prepares to move forward.”Now comes...

Tropical Storm Nicholas Drenches Texas, Louisiana

Sep 14 2021 // HOUSTON — Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages as it swept down the U.S. Gulf Coast.It is the...

Analysis: Ida Prompts New Look at Storm Safety Plans for Nursing Homes

Sep 13 2021 // Among the many tragic stories in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida are the deaths of seven Louisiana nursing home residents who were evacuated to a warehouse where health inspectors say conditions quickly became unsafe once...

Tropical Storm Nicholas Heads for Texas, Louisiana

Sep 13 2021 // Tropical Storm Nicholas will pass near or just offshore the coasts of northeastern Mexico and south Texas this morning, and move onshore along the coast of south or central Texas late this afternoon or evening, the...

Pennsylvania Insurance Department Provides Damage Claims Info Following Storm

Sep 10 2021 // Following the strong storms, tornadoes and historic flooding in the commonwealth, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman provided information to home and business owners to help them file insurance claims for...

Biden Asked to Declare Disaster in Pennsylvania Due to Storm

Sep 10 2021 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is asking President Biden to declare a major disaster in Pennsylvania due to heavy rains, severe flash flooding and tornadoes in the commonwealth last week from the remnants of Hurricane...