Latest Windstorm Headlines

All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Maine Approved for Federal Disaster Aid for December Storm Damage

Feb 2 2024 // President Joe Biden has issued a federal disaster declaration for extensive damage caused by a massive wind and rainstorm in Maine in December, the first of three storms to pummel the state, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills...

Texas Freeport LNG Unit Faces Month-Long Outage After Winter Storm

Jan 31 2024 // U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Freeport LNG said on Friday it expects one of three liquefaction units at its Texas plant will be out of service for about a month after it faced a technical issue during last...

Jersey Shore Town Fighting State Over Beach Erosion Suffers Winter Storm Damage

Jan 29 2024 // A New Jersey shore town locked in a legal battle with the state over tens of millions of dollars it has spent trying — mostly in vain — to hold back the ocean now is more vulnerable than ever.A recent winter...

Cyclone Kirrily Makes Landfall in Australia as Severe Storm

Jan 25 2024 // Australia is being lashed by damaging winds and heavy rainfall as Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirrily makes landfall, the biggest system to hit the Queensland coast in almost five years.Kirrily is crossing near Townsville as a...

After $70 Billion Hit, Insurers Wake Up to Growing Risks of Severe Convective Storms

Jan 25 2024 // The insurance industry is grappling with a new kind of weather risk that’s increasingly driving its biggest loss category.While no single weather event caused more than $10 billion in losses for insurers last year,...

UK Braces for More Hurricane-Strength Winds From Next Atlantic Storm

Jan 23 2024 // Just over a day after Storm Isha started to clear, the UK is bracing for more hurricane-strength winds off the Atlantic.Jocelyn — the 10th named storm of the season to hit the UK — will rip across the north of the...

Power Line Falls on Car During Oregon Ice Storm, Killing 3

Jan 22 2024 // A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest.Shortly before noon...

Two Australian Resource-Rich Regions Brace for Potentially Destructive Storms

Jan 22 2024 // Two Australian resource-rich regions are bracing for potentially damaging storms that could lead to flooding, the latest threats after months of extreme weather events.A tropical low developing in the Coral Sea off...

19 Dead, Hundreds of Auto Accidents from Ice Storm in Tennessee, Mississippi

Jan 19 2024 // Tennessee health officials have confirmed at least 14 weather-related deaths from the icy storm that has gripped much of the country. Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the state’s largest public school system with about...

Texas Power Grid Operator Issues Conservation Request as Winter Storm Engulfs State

Jan 16 2024 // The Texas power grid operator asked residents to conserve power a second time this week as a blast of cold weather plummeted temperatures well below freezing for much of the state.This new conservation request is from 6...

Storm Henk Causes Estimated £150 Million in UK Insured Losses: PwC

Jan 10 2024 // Storm Henk, which battered Britain last week, caused around 150 million pounds ($190 million) in insured losses and damaged around 2,000 properties, consultants PwC said on Wednesday.Heavy rain caused major rivers to burst...

At Least 4 Dead; Marina, Homes Destroyed as Storms Slash Through Southeast

Jan 10 2024 // Four people were killed and property was ripped apart as tornadoes and severe thunderstoms moved across the Southeast Tuesday.The New York Times and other news services reported that an 81-year-old woman died after her...

Oklahoma AG Launches Tipline to Report Allegedly Illegal Conduct During Winter Storm Uri

Jan 9 2024 // Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has launched an online tip form where the public can report allegedly illegal conduct related to energy costs during Winter Storm Uri. The tipline, located on the Attorney...

Tornadoes Rip Homes, Businesses in Florida Panhandle

Jan 9 2024 // Multiple tornadoes and high winds were reported across the South early Tuesday, including Panama City, Florida, where storms caused significant damage to homes and businesses and forced rescues of stranded...

Storm Gerrit Batters Northern UK, Damaging Houses, Knocking Out Power

Dec 29 2023 // A storm that battered the UK with high winds and heavy snow damaged houses, canceled trains and left thousands of people without electricity Thursday across Scotland and parts of northern England.Workers dealt with wind...

Ice Storms and Blizzards Pummel the Central US

Dec 28 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – From an ice storm in North Dakota that sealed windows shut to blizzard conditions in Colorado causing hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, a winter storm pummeled much of the central United...

Severe Storms Lash Australia’s East Coast, Killing 9 People

Dec 27 2023 // Nine people have died in Australia after severe storms lashed the nation’s east coast on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning there is a risk of more flash flooding even as the weather...

7th Person in Tennessee Dies from Tornado

Dec 22 2023 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A seventh person in Tennessee has died from injuries she suffered during a string of powerful storms earlier this month that whipped up destructive tornadoes, according to police.Penny...

Storm in Northeast Take 5 Lives; Causes Power Outages, Floods, Road Damage

Dec 21 2023 // Just days before the Christmas holiday, people across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, as some rivers in the...

Allianz Sponsors Catastrophe Bond for European Windstorm Risks

Dec 20 2023 // Allianz has sponsored a new catastrophe bond which will provide the group with multi-year risk transfer capacity of €250 million to protect itself against European windstorms.Allianz entered into a three-year reinsurance...