Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Drones Help Insurance Companies Check Windstorm Damage in Iowa

Aug 31 2020 // Insurance adjusters who descended on Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after the Aug. 10 derecho storm are using drones to check roofs and asking homeowners with less severe damage to take their own photos.Some of this is due to the...

Hurricane Laura Slows After Landfall; Inland Storm Surge Expected

Aug 26 2020 // HOUSTON, Texas, Aug 27 08:12 AM – Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall...

Storm Damages New Hampshire Cottages, Creates Waterspout Over Lake

Aug 25 2020 // A strong storm damaged vacation cottages on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee Saturday.The fast-moving system brought strong winds and heavy rain and created a waterspout over the lake. WMUR-TV reports that at...

Conn. Offers Coverage Guidance Due to Power Outages After Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 25 2020 // In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais are reminding policyholders to review their homeowners insurance policies to understand their coverage...

Gulf Coast Fears Tropical Storm Laura Could Become Deadly Hurricane

Aug 24 2020 // Leaders on the U.S. Gulf Coast warned Monday that Tropical Storm Laura could rapidly intensify into one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the region and urged residents to prepare before landfall in Texas or Louisiana...

FEMA Aid OK’d for Iowa County Hardest Hit by Storm

Aug 24 2020 // President Donald Trump has approved Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for eastern Iowa’s Linn County, which was the county that was hardest hit by last week’s rare hurricane-strength windstorm.Gov....

Dueling Storms Marco, Laura Hit Haiti, Dominican, Cuba on Way to Gulf Coast

Aug 23 2020 // SUNDAY, 08/23/2020, 06:23 PM— Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to evacuate and flooding roads...

Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Marco; States Declare Emergencies

Aug 23 2020 // 08/22/2020 05:30 PM — Marco, one of two tropical storms headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast, was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later on Saturday as coastal governors urged residents to prepare for the unprecedented...

Weather Service Probes Damage in New Jersey to Determine if Tornado Hit

Aug 21 2020 // National Weather Service officials on Thursday were trying to determine if a tornado touched down as a severe thunderstorm moved across a portion of New Jersey.Heavy rain and powerful winds sent residents scrambling in the...

Trump Approves Federal Emergency Aid for Storm-Damaged Iowa

Aug 17 2020 // U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he approved federal disaster aid for Iowa after a hurricane-force storm hit last week, causing widespread damage in towns and farms and leaving thousands without power.Iowa...

Weather Service: Storms Spawn at Least 6 Tornadoes in Minnesota

Aug 17 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that storms on Aug. 14 spawned at least six tornadoes in Minnesota.Survey crews determined the strongest tornado was an EF1 in McLeod County packing winds estimated at up to 95...

Derecho Storm Leveled Soybean and Corn Fields, Storage Tanks Across Midwest

Aug 16 2020 // A storm packing hurricane-force winds last Monday impacted 37.7 million acres of farmland across the Midwest, including 14 million in Iowa, the Iowa Soybean Association said on Friday, citing estimates from the U.S....

Damage Mounts from Midwest Derecho Storm

Aug 13 2020 // The impact of a windstorm that tore through the Midwest has continued to grow, as widespread power outages have kept businesses closed, limited communication, spoiled food and caused long lines at gas stations.The rare...

New Jersey Provides Guidance for Homeowners After Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 13 2020 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has provided guidance for homeowners suffering property damage caused by the recent tropical storm that rattled the state.DOBI has issued guidance for New Jersey...

Some 10M Acres of Iowa Farmland Impacted by Derecho Storm

Aug 12 2020 // The Derecho storm that hit the Midwest on Aug. 10 potentially impacted some 10 million acres (4 million hectares) of Iowa farmland and millions of bushels of grain storage in the top U.S. corn growing state, Iowa...

Texas Windstorm Insurance Company: No Rate Change for Now

Aug 11 2020 // The board of directors of Texas’ property insurer last resort for wind and hail in the state’s coastal counties has voted to file a 0% rate change with the Texas Department of Insurance.The Texas Windstorm...

Tropical Storms Could Set a Record at 25 This Season

Aug 11 2020 // The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last Thursday predicted up to 16 more named tropical storms this year, to as many as 25, the highest in the agency’s history.The 2020 Atlantic hurricane...

Connecticut Residents Warned About Repair Scams After Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 11 2020 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from Tropical...

Weather Service Says Delaware Tornado Set Distance Record

Aug 11 2020 // A single tornado cut a record 29-mile swath of damage through Delaware as Tropical Storm Isaias pelted the mid-Atlantic region with high winds and heavy rains earlier this week, according to the National Weather...

Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Sabine (aka Ciara/Elsa) Estimated at €1.6B: PERILS

Aug 11 2020 // The industry loss footprint for extratropical cyclone “Sabine” – also known as “Ciara” and “Elsa” – is estimated at €1.61 billion (US$1.9 billion), according to PERILS, the...