Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

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...

Biden Approves North Carolina Disaster Assistance Request from Storm Fred

Sep 9 2021 // President Joe Biden approved a request on Wednesday for federal funds to be made available to residents of western North Carolina who saw major flooding last month due to Tropical Storm Fred.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper...

Tropical Storm Mindy Expected to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Florida Panhandle

Sep 9 2021 // Tropical Storm Mindy is expected to produce two to four inches of rainfall across the Florida Panhandle into southern Georgia and South Carolina through Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.Mindy was...

NWS Says Seven Tornadoes Hit New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storm

Sep 8 2021 // Seven tornados tore through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey during last Wednesday night’s storm, including an EF-3 that damaged homes and businesses in the Garden State, according to the National Weather...

Two Alabama Electric Company Employees Killed While Working on Storm Restoration

Sep 3 2021 // Two electric company employees contracted to work with Alabama Power were killed while working on storm restoration, according to the company.WBMA-TV reports that the Pike Electric workers were on duty near an intersection...

Confirmed Tornado Caused Damage in Southeastern South Dakota

Aug 31 2021 // A storm survey team from the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has confirmed it was a tornado that caused damage in and around Lennox during the weekend.The weather service tweeted the brief tornado...

Northeastern Iowa Tornado, Storms Damage Buildings, Crops

Aug 30 2021 // Officials in northeastern Iowa say a tornado caused significant damage, especially in the small town of Marble Rock. KCRG-TV reports that emergency management officials cited power lines and trees knocked over after a...

Update: New Orleans Notifies to Evacuate Some Areas, with Massive Storm Surge Expected; Southeast States Also Warned

Aug 27 2021 // Louisiana has declared a state of emergency in preparation for what the National Hurricane Center warns could be a major hurricane. Florida, Mississippi and Alabama are also being warned to prepare for heavy rains and...

Texas Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition Celebrates 50 Years

Aug 24 2021 // The Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition in Texas is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.Established originally as the Windstorm Action Committee in Galveston, the coalition has expanded in recent years to include...

Storm Henri Causes Flooding, Power Outages in Northeast; Heavy Rains to Continue

Aug 23 2021 // Henri is soaking the U.S. Northeast with rain and disrupting transport after being downgraded to a tropical depression.The former hurricane will produce additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts...

Tropical Storm Henri Could Strike New York, New England as Hurricane Starting Sunday

Aug 20 2021 // Tropical Storm Henri is set to grow into a hurricane before slamming the U.S. Northeast anywhere from Long Island to Massachusetts, bringing heavy rain, a flooding storm surge and thrashing winds to the region starting...

Massachusetts Utilities Seek to Stretch Reimbursement for Storm Damage

Aug 19 2021 // Massachusetts’ two largest utilities have asked to defer reimbursement payments for weather damage after a record amount of storms exceeded the maximum number the companies can seek reimbursement for.Under state law,...

North Carolina Gov. Cooper Issues State of Emergency After Tropical Storm Fred Causes Historic Flooding

Aug 18 2021 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a State of Emergency in response to Tropical Storm Fred, which caused severe flood in the western part of the state.Approximately 30 people are currently in missing in Haywood...

10th Tornado Confirmed in July Pennsylvania, New Jersey Storms

Aug 17 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a 10th tornado that struck during storms last month in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Forecasters in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said Sunday that the EF-0 tornado struck July 29 in a...

Tropical Storm Fred Makes Landfall Along Florida Panhandle

Aug 16 2021 // Tropical storm Fred made landfall near Cape San Blas, Florida Monday Aug. 16 at approximately 3:15 p.m. EST, according to the National Hurricane Center.Fred is expected to bring dangerous storm surge and flooding rains...

Fred Expected to Bring Tropical Storm Conditions to Florida

Aug 13 2021 // Fred is forecasted to bring tropical storm conditions in portions of Florida Saturday according to a National Hurricane Center Aug. 13 update.The Keys, southern and central Florida could see between three to six inches of...

6 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Dakota’s Red River Valley

Aug 13 2021 // The National Weather Service confirmed the severe thunderstorms that moved through northern parts of the Red River Valley earlier this week produced six tornadoes.The weather service’s damage assessment team said...