Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Tornadoes Reported in Northern Chicago Suburbs

Aug 11 2021 // The National Weather Service on Aug. 9 received reports of tornadoes in the suburbs north of Chicago that damaged homes and knocked down trees.The reports were made from weather spotters and have not yet been confirmed,...

Tropical Storm Warnings Posted in Eastern Caribbean as System Gathers Power

Aug 10 2021 // Tropical storm warnings have been posted across the eastern Caribbean as a system gathers power and takes shape southeast of Dominica, the National Hurricane Center said.With winds of 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour, the...

Tornado in Wisconsin’s Grant County Destroys, Damages Buildings

Aug 9 2021 // Residents of Grant County, Wisconsin, are cleaning up debris after a tornado touched down near Boscobel destroying or damaging homes and farm outbuildings.Initial damage assessments by fire departments in the area indicate...

Disaster Emergency Declared for Detroit Suburbs After July Storms

Aug 5 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for three suburban Detroit cities after they requested state aide for damage caused by severe thunderstorms and high winds July 7. Whitmer issued the...

Forecasters Confirm Nine Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Aug 5 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a ninth tornado that struck during storms last week in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Forecasters said Sunday that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds up to 90 mph appeared in the...

Two Louisiana Parishes May Be Eligible for Federal Aid From Tropical Storm Damage

Aug 5 2021 // Farmers in two south Louisiana parishes who lost property during extreme weather in April through June may be eligible for federal aid, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said Tuesday.Physical-loss...

Michigan Counties Ask State for Funds After Tornado Damage

Aug 2 2021 // Two Michigan counties are asking the state to help make funds available for residents and businesses affected by recent tornados that damaged buildings, knocked down trees and caused power outages.Macomb County Executive...

4 Tornadoes Confirmed in Wisconsin

Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes caused widespread damage in Wisconsin and contributed to at least one death.Quinn Boehning, 29, was killed after crashing into a fallen tree and power line...

Resettlement Homes on Louisiana Island Designed to Help Weather Storms

Aug 2 2021 // Residents relocating from an eroding island off Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish will move into homes built and designed to help weather hurricanes.Officials involved with the project toured the New Isle development in...

Eight Tornadoes Confirmed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storms

Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during Thursday’s storm, including the EF-3 storm in eastern Pennsylvania and an EF-2 tornado that started in the Keystone...

Tornadoes Confirmed Near Flint, Detroit, Michigan

Jul 27 2021 // The National Weather Service says tornadoes struck near Detroit and near Flint on the evening of July 24.The two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Genesee County’s Clayton Township around 6:30 p.m. and in Oakland County...

Detroit Area Hit with Severe Storms, High Winds, Flooding

Jul 26 2021 // Thousands of utility customers in the Detroit area had no power on July 25 following a night of severe storms.DTE Energy reported nearly 135,000 customers in Oakland and Macomb counties had no service at 10:20 a.m. due to...

5% Rate Increase Recommended for Texas Windstorm Insurer

Jul 22 2021 // The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has recommended that the association’s board vote at its Aug. 3 meeting to file for a 5% rate increase for residential...

Vermont Town Gauges More Than $200K in Damage from Weekend Storm

Jul 22 2021 // The town of Brattleboro, Vermont, is reporting more than $200,000 in damage to roads and bridges from a weekend rain storm.An initial assessment was completed on Sunday, the Brattleboro Reformer reported. “It’s...

26 Tornadoes Swept Iowa on July 14, Preliminary Data Shows

Jul 19 2021 // Preliminary data shows more than two dozen tornadoes tore across Iowa on July 14, according to the National Weather Service.The service said in a tweet that it appears 26 tornadoes touched down. If that number holds true,...

No Injuries but Iowa Tornadoes Damage Buildings, Overturn Vehicles

Jul 16 2021 // No deaths or injuries were immediately reported from tornadoes that tore through central and eastern Iowa, but many found damaged buildings, shredded trees and overturned vehicles in the path of the storms, officials...

Elsa-Related Tornado Causes $1 Million in Damage in Port Royal, S.C.

Jul 16 2021 // A tornado spawned as Tropical Storm Elsa moved inland across South Carolina caused about $1 million damage to buildings in the Beaufort County town of Port Royal, officials said.At least 44 buildings in the town of 13,000...

Storms Cause Heavy Flooding Across Parts of Western and Central Europe

Jul 15 2021 // Storms caused heavy flooding across parts of western and central Europe overnight, with one man missing after being swept away by a raging stream in eastern Germany.Firefighters resumed their search for the man in...

Pandemic Part of a Perfect Storm for Insurers, Homeowners Bracing for Bad Wildfire Season

Jul 14 2021 // A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as odd as it may sound, the trouble may have begun with the pandemic.Property insurance...

How Zoom and ‘Quarantine 15’ Created Perfect Storm for Soft Tissue Injuries: Viewpoint

Jul 14 2021 // In a normal year, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), also known as soft tissue injuries, account for roughly 34% of lost work-days in the U.S. and one-third of the dollars spent on workers compensation claims....