Latest Windstorm Headlines

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

Travelers Expects Q2 Loss From Storms, Civil Unrest, Investments; Modest COVID Impact

Jul 14 2020 // In a preliminary look, The Travelers Companies said it expects to report a net loss for the second quarter, results that will reflect losses from storms, civil unrest and its non-fixed income investment portfolio.It also...

May 2019 Tornadoes in Missouri Caused Nearly $190M in Insured Losses

Jul 10 2020 // The May 2019 tornadoes that ravaged several parts of Missouri caused significant damage to both residential and commercial properties, and resulted in close to $190 million in insured losses, the state Department of...

1 Dead After Tornado Hits Western Minnesota, Authorities Say

Jul 10 2020 // At least one powerful tornado damaged farms, left one person dead and two others injured in western Minnesota as severe storms moved across parts of the Midwest, authorities said.A 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton...

Tropical Storm Fay Heads to New York, Southern New England

Jul 10 2020 // Quick-moving Tropical Storm Fay strengthened as it moved toward southern New Jersey, where it was expected to make landfall Friday afternoon before sweeping north to New York with a curtain of heavy rain and thrashing...

Tropical Storm Dolly Becomes 4th Named Storm with Early Start to Hurricane Season

Jun 24 2020 // Tropical Storm Dolly spun up southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming the Atlantic’s fourth named storm of 2020, marking the third-fastest start to a storm season in more than a century. The system’s winds...

Correction: 127 Oklahoma Tornadoes in First 5 Months of 2019, Not 186

Jun 12 2020 // Note: In a previous story about there being fewer tornadoes in Oklahoma thus far in 2020, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of tornadoes through the first five months of 2019. There were 127, not 186...

Tornado Numbers Down in Oklahoma in 2020, So Far

Jun 11 2020 // Following a record-setting year for the number of tornadoes in Oklahoma, the state has seen fewer thus far in 2020, according to state climatologist Gary McManus.There were 33 twisters during the first five months of this...

Insured Losses from Storm Cristobal Estimated at $150 Million

Jun 10 2020 // Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal.Cristobal is the third named storm to form and impact the United...

Tornado in Orlando Topples Trees, Damages Buildings

Jun 9 2020 // A tornado that struck the Orlando area toppled trees and damaged buildings but did not cause any deaths or injuries, authorities say. The National Weather Service said the twister had winds of at least 100 mph (160 kmh)....

Tropical Storm Cristobal Brings Rain, Flooding to South

Jun 8 2020 // Rain pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which had already spawned a tornado in Florida.Roads flooded in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, and thousands were without...

Storm Cristobal Brings Heavy Rains, Storm Surge to Louisiana

Jun 7 2020 // Sunday, June 7 – Tropical Storm Cristobal on Sunday slowed its advance through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing a coastal storm surge, high winds and rain to southeast Louisiana, where it is expected make landfall later...

West-Central, Southern Minnesota Hit with Tornado, Large Hail

Jun 5 2020 // At least one tornado moved through west-central and southern Minnesota, but there are no reports of injuries or widespread damage, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado was reported near Garden City about...

Storm Kills Three, Rips Roof Off Apartment Building in Pennsylvania

Jun 5 2020 // A brief but severe storm killed three people in southeastern Pennsylvania and ripped the roof off a seven-story apartment building, authorities said.Montgomery County officials said the three fatalities occurred in...

Some Gulf of Mexico Oil Rigs Evacuate Workers as Tropical Storm Cristobal Threatens

Jun 3 2020 // BP Plc began turning off production at three platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico and evacuating workers because of the threat from Tropical Storm Cristobal, forecast to make landfall in Louisiana over the weekend, the...

NHC: Tropical Storm Cristobal Expected to Enter Gulf on Friday

Jun 3 2020 // A tropical disturbance currently moving inland over eastern Mexico is expected to re-enter the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, according to information from the National Hurricane Center. The NHC said Tropical Storm Cristobal...

Grounded Airplanes at Risk from Asia’s Tropical Storm Season, Industry Experts Warn

Jun 3 2020 // Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm season begins, as hundreds of aircraft grounded by the coronavirus pandemic can’t...

1st Tropical Storm of Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Floods Part of Central America

Jun 2 2020 // The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific season drenched parts of Central America Sunday and officials in El Salvador said at least seven people had died in flooding.President Nayib Bukele decreed a 15-day state of...

Texas Windstorm Insurer Lays Out Funding Plan for 2020 Hurricane Season

Jun 1 2020 // The board of directors of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in the state’s coastal counties in February set a goal of $4.2 billion in catastrophe funding for 2020. At a meeting of the...

Texas Windstorm Insurer Outlines Funding for 2020 Hurricane Season

May 29 2020 // The board of directors of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in the state’s coastal counties in February set a goal of $4.2 billion in catastrophe funding for 2020. At a meeting of the...

Tornadoes Rake Parts of Iowa in 2 Days of Severe Weather

May 28 2020 // At least four tornadoes raked parts of Iowa on May 26, the National Weather Service confirmed, to give the state a second day of severe weather.All of the tornadoes appeared to be weak and in mostly uninhabited areas that...