Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

Tornadoes Confirmed in Pennsylvania During Storm

Aug 10 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that tornadoes touched down in Bucks and Montgomery counties during Tuesday’s storm.The weather service office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said more details would be...

Lamont Calls for Investigation of Utilities’ Storm Response in Connecticut

Aug 10 2020 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont called for an investigation of the state’s two largest electric utility companies Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power a day after Tropical Storm...

Delaware Issues Insurance Reminders After Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 7 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias produced tornado activity, heavy rain and flooding, hail and strong winds throughout Delaware, causing significant destruction in several Delaware communities, according to a press release issued by...

Virginia Offers Guidance for Policyholders in Wake of Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 7 2020 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance is encouraging policyholders that sustained property damage from Tropical Storm Isaias to contact their insurance company or agent as soon as...

Liberty Mutual Reports Q2 Loss on COVID-19 Event Cancellations, Storms, Downturn

Aug 6 2020 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. reported a net loss of $320 million for the second quarter versus net income of $397 million for the same quarter last year.The loss reflected the impact of COVID-19, catastrophes and the...

‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf Much Smaller This Year Following Tropical Storms

Aug 5 2020 // Tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever measured, the scientist who has measured it since 1985 said Tuesday.Marine...

Destruction from Tropical Storm Isaias Seen Across North Carolina

Aug 5 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together and caused floods and fires that...

‘Defensive Dining’: Keeping Makeshift Outdoor Eateries Safe From Storms, Drivers

Aug 5 2020 // Outdoor spaces hastily fancified for low-risk dining are keeping thousands of U.S. restaurants from closing permanently. But crashing the dinner party are tropical storms, rats — and the occasional out-of-control...

Tropical Storm Isaias Left Death, Darkness, Tornadoes, Floods on East Coast

Aug 4 2020 // 08/05/2020 02:06 AM— Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off...

Tropical Storm Isaias Spawns Tornadoes, Leaves Thousands Without Power in Carolinas

Aug 4 2020 // After bringing heavy rain and flooding to Florida over the weekend, Tropical Storm Isaias began its attacking up the Southeast coast Monday, killing at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home...

Delaware Urges Residents to Prepare for Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 4 2020 // As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches Delaware, residents are urged to prepare for dangerous winds of more than 55 miles per hour and up to six inches of rain. Storm surges, localized flooding, tree damage, power outages and...

Tropical Storm Isaias Kills One as Tornadoes Threaten U.S. Northeast

Aug 4 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled Virginia on Tuesday on its way toward Washington and other cities of the U.S. Northeast, and killed at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home park in North...

Virus-Hit Florida Lashed by Weakened Tropical Storm Isaias

Aug 3 2020 // Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast Sunday while officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened tropical storm.Isaias was downgraded from a...

Update: Tropical Storm Isaias to Regain Hurricane Strength, Heads Toward Carolinas

Aug 2 2020 // Aug 3, 12:02 pm — Tropical Storm Isaias was expected to regain its hurricane strength on Monday as it moved up the U.S. East Coast, threatening a deadly storm surge before making landfall in North Carolina or South...

More than 14K Homes Vulnerable to Hanna’s Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says

Jul 27 2020 // CoreLogic has estimated that more than 14,000 homes were at risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Hanna, which made landfall in South Texas on July 25.CoreLogic’s Coastal Storm Risk Score shows the number of...

Update: Tropical Storm Hanna Headed Toward South Texas

Jul 24 2020 // A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico that yesterday was a tropical depression is now Tropical Storm Hanna, the National Hurricane Center has reported.TS Hanna’s center is currently located south of the...

Committee Recommends No Rate Hike for Texas Windstorm Insurer

Jul 23 2020 // The Actuarial and Underwriting Committee of Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail coverage for properties in the state’s coastal counties voted on July 21 to recommend a 0% rate increase to its board...

Texas Windstorm Rate Filing Consideration Process Now Underway

Jul 20 2020 // July 17 was the last day the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) Actuarial & Underwriting Committee accepted comments on its annual rate filing process, which officially begins on July 21 when the...

North Carolina’s Outer Banks Island Ravaged by Storms, Virus Restrictions

Jul 17 2020 // When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf shop and four vehicles.Seven months later, his shop was ready for business. But...

East Coast’s Insured Loss From Tropical Storm Fay to Tally Near $400 Million: KCC

Jul 15 2020 // The insured loss from Tropical Storm Fay will be close to $400 million, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC).KCC said its estimate includes the privately insured wind and storm surge...