Latest Windstorm Headlines

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Alabama Scientists Studying Use of Maps to Avoid Storms

Mar 6 2017 // “We didn’t know it was coming.”April Taylor heard that again and again, and she didn’t understand it. Taylor, a social scientist, was working on trauma recovery in DeKalb County in northeast Alabama...

Within Space of One Week, 2 Tornado Outbreaks in Texas

Mar 6 2017 // At least six tornadoes blew through Central Texas overnight on Feb. 19 and 20, damaging more than 100 structures in the San Antonio area, just days after another six were reported near Houston.The mayor of San Antonio...

Colorado Wind Storm Deadly, But Not So Costly

Mar 6 2017 // A wind storm that recently tore through a Colorado city was deadly, but less costly than expected.The Jan. 9 wind storm caused downed trees and widespread power outages, but it didn’t make the list of Colorado...

Paid Claims from Mississippi Tornado Damage Top $31M, And Growing

Mar 6 2017 // Insurers have paid out more than $31.6 million on 2,801 claims from tornadoes that hit Mississippi in January.The Mississippi Insurance Department reported the figures through Feb. 3. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner...

Tornado-Spawning Storm System Killed 3 in Midwest, Moved Eastward

Mar 2 2017 // A spring-like storm system that killed at least three people as it spawned tornadoes and damaged dozens of homes in the central U.S. rumbled eastward on March 1, putting about 95 million people in its path, forecasters...

The National Weather Service Confirms Tornado in Western Massachusetts

Feb 28 2017 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado with winds up to 110 mph touched down in western Massachusetts.Meteorologists say the EF-1 tornado touched down Saturday evening in Conway in Franklin County. The...

Paid Claims from Mississippi Tornado Damage Top $31M, And Growing

Feb 27 2017 // Insurers have paid out more than $31.6 million on 2,801 claims from tornadoes that hit Mississippi last month.The Mississippi Insurance Department reported the figures through Feb. 3. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner...

18 Kansas Counties Hit by Ice Storm in January to Get Federal Aid

Feb 26 2017 // Eighteen Kansas counties affected by a severe ice storm in January will receive federal disaster aid.The Kansas Adjutant General’s office announced that President Donald Trump has granted Gov. Sam Brownback’s...

Europe’s Windstorm Egon to Cost Insurers an Estimated US$223.3M: PERILS

Feb 23 2017 // The initial estimate of the insured property market loss for extra-tropical cyclone Egon, which hit France and Germany in January, is €212 million (US$223.3 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based...

Louisiana Offers Tax Filing, Payment Extensions for Some Tornado Victims

Feb 22 2017 // Taxpayers who were victims of the severe storms and tornadoes that struck Louisiana earlier this month could be eligible for extensions filing their state taxes. Louisiana’s Department of Revenue announced that...

Mayor Issues Disaster Declaration for San Antonio After Tornadoes

Feb 22 2017 // The mayor of San Antonio has issued a disaster declaration for the city of 1.4 million during cleanup after four tornadoes touched down in the area.Mayor Ivy Taylor issued the declaration over twisters late Sunday and...

Colorado Wind Storm Deadly, But Not So Costly

Feb 22 2017 // A wind storm that recently tore through a Colorado city was deadly, but less costly than expected.The Jan. 9 wind storm caused downed trees and widespread power outages, but it didn’t make the list of Colorado...

Dozens of Homes Around San Antonio Damaged by Severe Storms, Tornadoes

Feb 21 2017 // Severe storms, including at least one tornado, have wreaked widespread damage across parts of San Antonio, damaging dozens of homes but causing only minor injuries.A National Weather Service survey team confirmed that a...

Southeast Louisiana Hit by Severe Storms, Tornadoes

Feb 20 2017 // The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF3 tornado on the enhanced Fujita scale, with winds between 136 mph and 165 mph, touched down in East New Orleans on Feb. 7. The twister was reported to have caused...

Oregon’s Largest City Requests $3.2M in Federal Disaster Aid For Storms

Feb 15 2017 // The Oregon city of Portland is asking for over $3.2 million in federal disaster aid to cover costs related to the city’s record-setting snow and ice storms in January.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the city gave...

State Officials Urge Residents to Avoid Driving as Winter Storm Hits Northeast

Feb 15 2017 // Plow trucks and shovelers in the Northeast attacked the region’s newest winter storm as fresh powder piled on top of ever-growing piles and whiteout conditions made roads unsafe, immobilizing millions of...

At Least 7 Injured by Confirmed Tornado in Southeast Georgia

Feb 14 2017 // Experts have confirmed a tornado plowed through two southeast Georgia counties where mobile homes were destroyed and several people were injured. The National Weather Service reported Friday a survey team found a tornado...

Talk Expected to Turn to Earthquakes at Tornado Summit in Oklahoma

Feb 13 2017 // Hundreds of top meteorologists and disaster recovery experts will converge on Oklahoma City this week for a national tornado summit, though much of the discussion is expected to focus on temblors, not twisters.The annual...

New Orleans Mayor: 940 Homes Damaged by Half-Mile Wide Tornado

Feb 10 2017 // Dwight Powell lost his Lexus to the massive tornado that injured 33 people and destroyed or seriously damaged 940 properties on a half-mile wide rampage through two miles of east New Orleans.He had just parked it inside...

Louisiana Commissioner Extends Flooding Emergency Rule after Tornadoes

Feb 9 2017 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has issued Emergency Rule 32, which extends previous emergency rules issued after the historic flooding in the state in August 2016.The Louisiana Department of Insurance said...