Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Storm Carrying Massive ‘Gorilla Hail’ Hits Parts of Kansas and Missouri

Mar 15 2024 // Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay...

Mississippi Wind-Mit Bill Would Tax Insurers, Help Fund Retrofits, Tornado Rooms

Mar 11 2024 // Mississippi could soon join the growing list of states with grant-funded wind fortification programs for homeowners, thanks to a bill that’s moving through the state Legislature.The state House of Representatives...

Biden Approves Federal Disaster Aid for Vermont for December Flooding, Severe Storm

Mar 6 2024 // President Joe Biden has approved a federal disaster declaration sought by Gov. Phil Scott to help communities in seven Vermont counties that saw severe rainfall and flooding in December. Federal funding is available on a...

Experts Say California to Be Drought-Free Through 2025 Following Winter Storms

Mar 5 2024 // AccuWeather meteorologists say California will be free of widespread drought through the end of 2025 on the heels of a blizzard that dumped more than 80 inches of snow on the mountains of northern and central...

Florida Bills Moving, But Agents Disagree on One That Bars Cancellations After Storms

Feb 29 2024 // Florida legislation that has been called an “agents’ bill” because it could perhaps make life a little easier for insurance agents after storms, passed a major hurdle this week, moving it closer to...

Ohio on Tornado Watch After Storms Sweep Midwest: Weather Watch

Feb 28 2024 // Eleven tornadoes were reported across the Midwest, with five coming in Illinois, four in Ohio and two in Michigan, the US Storm Prediction Center said as of 7 a.m. New York time. In addition, there were 36 instances of...

Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for North Dakota December Ice Storm

Feb 22 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a major disaster declaration related to a Christmastime ice storm that toppled power lines and left thousands of...

New Storms Hit California as Wet Winter Brings More Flooding, Winds and Heavy Snowfall

Feb 19 2024 // AccuWeather meteorologists on Sunday forecasted the “relentless wet pattern” will continue for residents along the West Coast at least the middle of the week, as stormy conditions will moved onshore withrounds...

TWIA Committee Recommends $6.5B as PML for 2024 Storm Season

Feb 16 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee met on February 13 and voted unanimously to recommend the TWIA Board of Directors establish $6.5 billion as the Association’s...

February Tornadoes in Wisconsin Caused $2.4M in Damage

Feb 16 2024 // EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first ever tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damage, officials said Wednesday.The tornadoes that ripped through Rock...

Regulators to Review Power System Performance During Recent Winter Storms

Feb 15 2024 // U.S. energy regulators have launched a review of the performance of the bulk power system during recent winter storms in January that brought Arctic air across much of North America, the North American Electric Reliability...

Summer-Like Conditions Lead to First Wisconsin Tornadoes in February

Feb 14 2024 // EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for...

AM Best Says Losses from California Storms Largely Uninsured, Underinsured

Feb 9 2024 // The economic losses from the latest round of California storms will be significant, with many of these losses may not be insured because only 2% of California residents have purchased flood insurance, David Blades,...

Two Years After Deadly Tornadoes, Some Kentucky Families Still Waiting for Housing

Feb 8 2024 // MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now.Two years ago, the tornado that whipped through Mayfield peeled the roof off their rental property “like a...

Category 6? As Warming Stokes Storms, Some Want a Bigger Hurricane Category

Feb 7 2024 // A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6.Studies have shown that the strongest...

CoreLogic: California Storms Put 543K Homes at Risk of Flash Flood Damage

Feb 6 2024 // CoreLogic estimated that across the greater Los Angeles area, nearly 543,000 single- and multifamily homes with a combined reconstruction cost value (RCV) of more than $258 billion are at risk of flash flood...

TWIA to Consider 1:100 PML for 2024 Storm Season at Upcoming Meeting

Feb 6 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) Actuarial & Underwriting Committee will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 13 to discuss and potentially make a recommendation to the Board of Directors for determining...

AccuWeather: Preliminary Damage and Loss from California Storms $9-$11B

Feb 5 2024 // The preliminary total damage and economic loss from the intense storms and record rainfall in California this week will be between $9 billion and $11 billion, according to AccuWeather estimates released on Monday.The...

Cone of Uncertainty to Include Inland Areas, Where Storm Damage can Be Heavy

Feb 5 2024 // ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The “cone of uncertainty” produced by the National Hurricane Center to forecast the location and ferocity of a tropical storm is getting an update this year to include predictions...

Norway’s Most Powerful Storm in Over 30 Years Rips Roofs Off Houses, Cuts Power

Feb 2 2024 // Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday.Hurricane-force winds...