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U.S. Tornadoes, Hail and Winds Reach Highest Levels Since 2011: Aon Report

Jun 10 2019 // The U.S. dealt with close to 4,400 reports of tornadoes, hail and straight-line winds in May, the most since 2011, according to weather data cited by Aon’s monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report.According to the...

Flooded Streets, Tornadoes Reported in Louisiana

Jun 7 2019 // Authorities in Louisiana are investigating reports of a possible tornado damage in the Baton Rouge area.The Advocate reports one home was severely damaged by a possible tornado in the community of Central. Baton Rouge...

Insured Loss Estimate for European Storm Dragi-Eberhard Rises to €798M ($898.1M)

Jun 7 2019 // PERILS AG has disclosed its second loss estimate of €798 million ($898.1 million) for windstorm Dragi-Eberhard. This estimate compares to the initial loss estimate of €740 million ($832.9 million) which was issued by...

Federal Crews Begin Assessing Ohio Tornado Damage

Jun 6 2019 // Federal workers are in Ohio and have begun assessing the damage left behind by tornadoes that recently swept through 10 counties.Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and many more were damaged during the...

Why 5G Networks Could Be Bad News for Storm Forecasting

Jun 5 2019 // Satellites tracking water vapor in 2012 helped scientists accurately predict Superstorm Sandy’s frightening turn toward New York and New Jersey where it killed dozens of people and inflicted billions of dollars in...

7.3 Million Homes, $1.8 Trillion at Risk from Hurricane Storm Surge: CoreLogic

Jun 4 2019 // The Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, puts 7.3 million homes at risk with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion, CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report.That’s 300,000 more homes and...

Georgia to Overhaul Warning System Procedures After Tornado Siren Failure

Jun 3 2019 // Emergency officials near Georgia’s coast are investigating how to prevent future failures of an outdoor tornado siren system.The sirens were silent before a tornado passed through the Wilmington Island area east of...

Officials Assess Damage After Tornado Confirmed in Maryland

Jun 3 2019 // The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down in Howard County, Maryland.The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that weather service meteorologists plan to survey the area to assess the damage. There were reports of...

North Carolina School System Settles Tornado Damage Claims with Insurer for $10M

Jun 3 2019 // More than a year after a tornado struck, a North Carolina school system says it’s reached a $10 million settlement with its insurance company for damage to three schools.The News & Record of Greensboro reports...

Texas Windstorm Insurer Withdraws 10% Rate Increase Filing

Jun 3 2019 // By Stephanie K. JonesTexas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at a May 24, 2019, meeting of its board of directors to withdraw a 10% rate increase filed last year that was...

Buildings Damaged in Texas Storm System That Spawned 2 Confirmed Twisters

May 31 2019 // Forecasters say at least two tornadoes hit parts of north and east Texas in a storm system that damaged dozens of homes and left one person hurt. The National Weather Service has confirmed twisters struck Wednesday in the...

Texas, Louisiana Among States Most at Risk for Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says

May 31 2019 // Some 7.3 million U.S. homes with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion are at risk from storm surge, Irvine, California-based data analytics provider CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report, issued days...

Unusual If Not Unprecedented: 500 Tornadoes in 30 Days

May 30 2019 // The U.S. has been rocked by 500 tornadoes in the past 30 days with a trapped jet stream in the atmosphere “stuck in neutral,” according to the U.S. Storm Prediction Center.In the past seven decades, only 2003,...

Damage to Homes, Large Hail Reported in Pennsylvania After Severe Storms

May 30 2019 // Severe storms swept through Pennsylvania and several tornadoes were reported, causing damage to some homes but no immediate reports of injuries.Emergency dispatchers in eastern Pennsylvania’s Berks and Chester county...

1 Dead After Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction Across Indiana, Ohio

May 29 2019 // A swarm of apparent tornadoes so tightly packed that one crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes and blowing out windows. One person was killed and dozens were injured.The...

8 Tornadoes, Hail Hit Colorado’s Northeastern Plains

May 29 2019 // Severe thunderstorms produced eight weak tornadoes over Colorado’s northeastern plains while snow fell in parts of the mountains on the unofficial start of summer. The National Weather Service says no damage was...

Texas Would Lose Billions if Another Major Storm Hits Coast, Report Says

May 28 2019 // Housing sales in Texas would drop, gasoline prices would increase and the state would lose hundreds of billions of dollars in economic output if another major storm struck an unprotected coastline, according to a new...

Weekend Tornadoes Rake Oklahoma, Killing 2, Injuring 29

May 28 2019 // A tornado leveled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others before a second twister raked a suburb of Tulsa more than 100 miles (160...

Texas Windstorm Insurer Withdraws 10% Rate Increase Filing

May 28 2019 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at a May 24, 2019, meeting of its board of directors to withdraw a 10% rate increase filed last year that was subsequently put on...

Recovery Begins in Missouri’s Capital After Tornado Sweeps Area

May 24 2019 // A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri’s capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state overnight that left at least three people dead and dozens injured.The National Weather Service...