All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 27 2020 // A tropical storm that quickly formed off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday threatened to unleash heavy rainfall that could produce life-threatening flash flooding after making landfall near Charleston, the National...
May 27 2020 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has filed the following revised endorsements with the Texas Department of Insurance for approval: Revised Endorsement No. 164 – Replacement Cost Coverage – Coverage A...
May 27 2020 // Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power, buildings were battered and trees were uprooted as a vast stretch of the west Australian coast was whipped by a severe storm on Monday for the second straight day.No...
May 26 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance will soon be taking on additional responsibility for issuing Certificates of Compliance for coverage from the state’s insurer of last resort for wind and hail for properties in areas...
May 26 2020 // Storms carrying large hail and damaging winds, including tornadoes, caused severe damage to parts of North Texas, officials said on May 23.The town of Bowie, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Fort Worth, was hit...
May 21 2020 // A disaster declaration for 18 North Carolina counties damaged by unusual winter thunderstorms and tornadoes means local governments will get help from Washington to pay for the cleanup.President Donald Trump has granted...
May 19 2020 // Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy rain to North Carolina’s coast on Monday as forecasters warned that the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season could also spread life-threatening surf and rip currents...
May 18 2020 // Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, although its impact was expected to be limited to some minor flooding and rough seas along the North Carolina coast.Arthur formed off the coast of...
May 18 2020 // Tropical Cyclone Amphan has intensified into the equivalent of a Category 5 storm as it tracks toward India and Bangladesh through the Bay of BengalMaximum sustained winds in Cyclone Amphan increased from 75 mph to 160 mph...
May 13 2020 // The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says more counties have been approved for federal disaster assistance following damage by April storms.MEMA announced Saturday that individuals in six more counties –...
May 8 2020 // Extensive severe weather events in the United States during April cost insurers billions of dollars, according to the latest edition of Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap report.There were 14 killer tornadoes in the U.S....
May 8 2020 // A county in Georgia will not receive any federal relief funds after a tornado that swept through the South in April destroyed dozens of homes in the area, authorities said.Murray County Commissioner Greg Hogan told news...
May 6 2020 // Storms with high winds swept through Tennessee knocking down trees and power lines, causing one death and leaving more than 100,000 customers without power, officials said.The storms Sunday caused one of the largest power...
May 5 2020 // RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced the release of new European Severe Convective Storm (EU SCS) High Definition Models.The models represent 50,000 years of simulation of hail and...
May 4 2020 // President Donald Trump has approved a disaster request from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster following tornadoes and severe weather that hit the state last month, according to a Saturday news release.Nine people died in...
May 4 2020 // More than 15,600 insurance claims seeking more than $1.1 billion have been filed in Tennessee over deadly tornadoes that tore through the state early last month, state officials said last month.Tennessee Department of...
Apr 28 2020 // The National Weather Service said Sunday that a tornado touched down Saturday night in northwestern South Carolina.The EF-2 tornado at Greenville reached its “peak intensity” of 115 mph (185 kph). It created...
Apr 27 2020 // Gov. Brian Kemp traveled Friday to towns in south Georgia where severe storms recently damaged several homes and businesses.Kemp flew to Pelham to assess damage in that community and the surrounding area, according to a...
Apr 27 2020 // Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has declared 11 counties disaster areas in the wake of severe storms and tornadoes on April 12, 2020. The eleven counties are Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Hot Spring,...
Apr 27 2020 // More than 15,600 insurance claims seeking more than $1.1 billion have been filed in Tennessee over deadly tornadoes that tore through the state early last month, state officials said Thursday.Tennessee Department of...