All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 9 2018 // While the board of the directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association voted at its recent quarterly meeting to raise rates for residential and commercial properties by 10 percent next year, the group acknowledges a...
Aug 8 2018 // The Vermont Department of Public Safety is going to be holding briefings for municipalities and others interested in applying for federal disaster assistance to help pay for repairs made following storms May...
Aug 7 2018 // While the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is not subject to closure by the state’s Sunset Commission, the insurer is subject to periodic review by the commission as required by the Texas Sunset Act.As it begins...
Aug 7 2018 // The National Weather Service has issued more than double the number of tornado warnings in Wyoming so far this year than are typically issued.The Casper Star-Tribune reported the service has issued 51 warnings in Wyoming...
Aug 6 2018 // A tornado warning in Massachusetts has expired, and meteorologists from the National Weather Service are surveying building damage that may have been caused by a tornado.Extensive damage to buildings and trees are reported...
Aug 6 2018 // Typhoon Shanshan is set to approach the Tokyo area later this week, bringing heavy winds and strong rains to a region suffering from a sweltering heatwave.Shanshan, the 13th tropical storm of the season, is projected to...
Aug 6 2018 // Swiss Re Capital Markets has structured and placed the issuance of $350 million of insurance-linked securities by Frontline Re Ltd. on behalf of Frontline Insurance. The transaction is Frontline’s debut catastrophe...
Aug 3 2018 // People on the plains of northeastern Colorado were cleaning up this week from a powerful storm that spawned at least three tornadoes, ripped off roofs and flipped trucks and small airplanes.No serious injuries were...
Aug 3 2018 // The Atlantic hurricane season may have gotten off to an early start this year, but it’ll probably end with a whimper — at least when it comes to the total number of storms.Twelve named storms are likely to form...
Aug 2 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has obligated more than $1 million in assistance to Maine stemming from a severe storm and flooding last fall. The agency says the storm impacted 13 of the state’s 16...
Aug 1 2018 // President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for five Vermont counties that were damaged during severe storms in early May.Republican Gov. Phil Scott says that a preliminary damage assessment by the Federal...
Jul 31 2018 // Emergency officials say a possible tornado has left a trail of damage on the Georgia coast.No injuries were reported after a funnel cloud was spotted Friday afternoon on Whitemarsh Island, east of Savannah. The Chatham...
Jul 31 2018 // Trees and power lines are knocked over and small planes are flipped upside down after a severe storm, which including tornado sightings and hail, moved across the plains of northeastern Colorado.A team from the National...
Jul 31 2018 // Swiss Re Capital Markets has structured and placed the issuance of $350 million of insurance-linked securities by Frontline Re Ltd. on behalf of Frontline Insurance. The transaction is Frontline’s debut catastrophe...
Jul 30 2018 // A tropical storm in Japan disrupted transportation and knocked out power to thousands of homes in its path as it headed west toward a region still recovering from devastating rains earlier this month.At least 16 people...
Jul 26 2018 // The National Weather Service says a tornado toppled trees and damaged homes in Opelika in eastern Alabama.Al.com reports it was an EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 miles per hour that touched down on Saturday evening. No...
Jul 24 2018 // Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam, local media reports said.Ten people drowned in floods caused by heavy rain in Yen Bai province after...
Jul 24 2018 // The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes during severe storms in Kentucky that toppled trees and power lines. The weather service in Louisville says storms on Friday produced an EF-1 tornado in Hart County...
Jul 23 2018 // Thousands of people were without power Friday after a flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people and flattening buildings in three cities.The storms even surprised weather...
Jul 19 2018 // A deadly tornado that recently struck a western North Dakota city has prompted state and local officials to call for increased safety standards for RV parks that often house oilfield workers and families.McKenzie County...