Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

Danny Is No Longer a Tropical Storm as It Moves Over Georgia

Jun 29 2021 // The National Hurricane Center has withdrawn yesterday’s tropical storm warning. Tropical Storm Danny has weakened as it travels inland over Georgia and is no longer classified as a tropical cyclone.The remnants of...

Severe Storms, Flooding in Michigan; Tornadoes in Indiana

Jun 28 2021 // Residents in the Detroit area were cleaning up June 27 after flooding in the area overloaded sewer systems, damaged homes and knocked out power for thousands.Bags of trash lined neighborhood streets in suburban Grosse...

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for South Carolina

Jun 28 2021 // The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the South Carolina coast due to the formation of a tropical depression.The warning is for citizens from Edisto Beach northeastward to South...

Update: Deadly, Rare Tornado Devastates Towns in Southern Czech Republic

Jun 25 2021 // Hrusky, Czech Republic — Emergency workers and residents combed through wreckage in southern Czech Republic on Friday after a tornado ripped roofs off buildings and sent cars flying through the air, killing at least...

NWS: Suburban Chicago Tornado Had 140 mph Winds

Jun 23 2021 // A tornado that swept through Chicago’s western suburbs, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring several people, was packing 140 mph winds when it hit the heavily populated area, the National Weather Service said.A...

North Carolina Looks to Protect Outer Banks Highway from Storms, Sea Level Rise

Jun 22 2021 // A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise.The Virginian-Pilot reported last week that the task force will focus on...

Severe Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage in Iowa, Missouri, Ohio

Jun 22 2021 // A tornado damaged several buildings and knocked down power lines and trees in eastern Iowa Sunday night; a tornado near the Ohio-Indiana border damaged houses and other structures; and several parts of Missouri were...

Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Slam Chicago; Injuries, Power Outage, Property Damage Reported

Jun 21 2021 // Severe thunderstorms tore through the Chicago area on Sunday night after the National Weather Service said a “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” had touched down in a western suburb of the city,...

Tropical Storm Claudette Pounds Gulf Coast with Rain, Floods

Jun 20 2021 // Jun 19 2021 — Thunderstorms and high winds on the east side of Tropical Storm Claudette battered the Florida panhandle and much of Alabama on Saturday, as the weather system moved toward the North Carolina coast.The...

Stormy Weekend: Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Gulf Coast, Louisiana to Florida

Jun 17 2021 // The National Hurricane Center’s updated its tropical storm warning for the Gulf Coast is in effect for east of Morgan City, Louisiana to the Okaloosa/Walton County line in Florida.The center has warned of heavy...

Tropical Depression Off North Carolina Could Become Tropical Storm

Jun 14 2021 // Tropical Depression Two has formed off the coast of North Carolina and is heading away from the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The depression is expected to become a tropical storm...

Connecticut Utilities Appeal Penalties Over Tropical Storm Response

Jun 14 2021 // Connecticut’s two largest electricity distributors have appealed millions of dollars in profit reductions imposed by the state for what regulators called the companies’ failures in preparing for and responding...

Colorado Tornado Damaged Home, Downed Power Lines

Jun 9 2021 // A tornado that touched down in a largely rural area of northern Colorado on Monday damaged at least one home and brought down power poles and lines, authorities said. No injuries were reported. One home was damaged in a...

Tornado Damages Buildings in Northwest Kansas Town

May 26 2021 // A tornado caused lots of property damage, but no serious injuries, in the northwestern Kansas town of Selden as strong storms raked the area, the National Weather Service said.Sheridan County officials reported the tornado...

Storm Surges Inundate Villages in Eastern India as Cyclone Yaas Moves Inland

May 26 2021 // BHUBANESWAR, India – Storm surges inundated dozens of villages in eastern India on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone moved inland from the Bay of Bengal, damaging thousands of mud homes in two coastal states and killing...

USDA: February Storms Created Ag Disaster Area in Louisiana Parish

May 26 2021 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Rapides Parish, Louisiana, as a primary natural disaster area because of the winter storm and ice from Feb. 15-21. Producers in Rapides and the seven parishes that touch it...

Tropical Storm Ana Begins Expected Above-Normal 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

May 23 2021 // Just days after weather forecasters predicted another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2021, Ana launched the season by forming off of Bermuda.Ana reached Tropical Storm status early on Sunday northeast of...

Hawaii Can Expect 2 to 5 Storms During Hurricane Season

May 21 2021 // The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical depressions, tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.The annual National Weather Service prediction...

Canada Faces Mega-Hurricanes if Climate Change Pushes Storms North: Swiss Re Warns

May 21 2021 // Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses and insurers underestimate that escalating risk, according to one of the...

March Storm in Eastern Canada Cost Insurers C$50 Million

May 19 2021 // A storm that moved across eastern Canada from March 26-29 brought heavy rain and strong winds, causing C$50 million (US$41.5 million) in insured damage, according to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and...