Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NYC Publishes New Edition of ‘Ready New York’ Hurricane Guide
May 31 2012 // New York City’s Office of Emergency Management has published a new edition of its hurricane guide.The new hurricane guide is available for free download from nyc.org.Titled “Ready New York: Hurricanes and New...
Md. Officials Ask Homeowners: ‘Are You Ready for Hurricane Season?’
May 30 2012 // As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, Maryland’s insurance regulators are asking homeowners, “Do you know what your homeowners insurance policy covers if your property is damaged?” The Atlantic...
Florida City Doubles in Size Since Hurricane Andrew
May 30 2012 // The havoc wreaked by Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, Florida two decades ago still serves as a warning about the devastation even a slow tropical storm season can bring. Homestead was ground zero when Andrew plowed ashore...
Researchers to Fill Gaps in Georgia Hurricane History
May 29 2012 // Before Georgia began its current streak of 114 years without a major hurricane, the state’s coastline was a fairly frequent target in the 1800s. At least six big storms, some of them responsible for violent death...
Virginia’s Sales-Tax Holiday on Hurricane-Prep Items Begins Today
May 25 2012 // Virginia residents can prepare for the upcoming hurricane season and save money at the same time. The Virginia Department of Taxation says the state’s sales-tax holiday on emergency items such as batteries,...
Hurricane Bud Moving to Mexico’s Coast
May 25 2012 // A tropical storm warning has been issued for the west coast of Mexico as Hurricane Bud gains strength in the Pacific. The warning was in effect early Thursday for Mexico’s Pacific coast from Punto Telmo to Cabo...
U.S. Insurers Have Capacity to Provide 2012 Hurricane Coverage: Fitch
May 25 2012 // Sufficient capacity remains available in the insurance and reinsurance markets to meet the demand for coverage prior to the approaching U.S. hurricane season, according to Fitch Ratings. Early forecasts for the 2012 U.S....
NOAA Forecasts ‘Near Normal’ 4 to 8 Atlantic Hurricanes in 2012
May 25 2012 // The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be “near normal” with nine to 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those will strengthen into hurricanes, the U.S. government weather agency predicted on Thursday. One...
R.I. Enacts New Law to Assist Homeowners With Hurricane-Related Claims
May 24 2012 // Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday signed into law legislation designed to provide additional protection to homeowners when they suffer damages from hurricanes. The legislation (House bill 2012-H7484A and Senate...
Florida Readies Storm Plan for Republican Convention
May 24 2012 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott will have the final say whether to cancel the Republican National Convention in the event of a hurricane. The convention where Mitt Romney is expected to be formally nominated as the Republican...
Season’s First Tropical Storm Forms Off Carolina Coast
May 21 2012 // Tropical Storm Alberto emerged off South Carolina’s coastline Sunday, the first storm of its kind to form in a hurricane season that doesn’t officially begin until June 1. The storm was not expected to approach...
Weather Channel’s Knabb Named Chief of National Hurricane Center
May 21 2012 // Richard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the U.S. government’s hurricane forecasting hub in Florida, federal officials said Friday. The promotion to director of the...
Massachusetts Regulators Reject FAIR Plan’s Rate Hike Request
May 21 2012 // Massachusetts insurance regulators on May 11 rejected FAIR Plan’s request to raise rates by an average of more than 7 percent. FAIR Plan, whose official name is Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriters...
Louisiana Property Market Rebounds
May 21 2012 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told an Alexandria civic club that the state’s property insurance market is “more competitive than ever.” Speaking to the Alexandria Rotary Club about the...
Forecasters Examine Hurricane Andrew’s Legacy
May 18 2012 // The ability to predict how bad a storm will be has eluded forecasters since Hurricane Andrew made a catastrophic landfall in South Florida two decades ago and it will remain a challenge for the next chief at the National...
Hurricane Andrew Remembered at Storm Conference
May 17 2012 // Florida’s emergency managers are preparing for the upcoming tropical storm season by reexamining the lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew. This August will mark the 20th anniversary of Andrew’s catastrophic...
Florida Hurricane Fund May Come Up Short If Big Storm Hits: Panel
May 14 2012 // Florida may not have enough money to pay off hurricane insurance claims if a big storm hits this year. An advisory panel last Thursday concluded that the state may fall nearly $2 billion short of the total needed to cover...
Virginia Hurricane-Prep Sales Tax Break Starts May 25
May 10 2012 // Virginians who want to stock up on batteries, bottled water and other supplies for the hurricane season will get a tax break this month. Starting May 25 and continuing for seven days, a sales tax holiday will spare them...
Louisiana Commissioner: Property Insurance Market Has Recovered
May 10 2012 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told an Alexandria civil club that the state’s property insurance market is “more competitive than ever.” The Town Talk reports Donelon spoke on May 8 to the...
Florida Approves Hurricane Shelter Plan
May 10 2012 // The construction of new public schools across Florida has contributed to a significant increase in the number of hurricane shelter spaces, according to a plan approved this week by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida...
