Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tropical Storm Harold Makes Landfall on South Texas Coast
Aug 23 2023 // PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) – Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast Tuesday, where it is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kmh) in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. Forecasters said...
Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit New England Last Week
Aug 23 2023 // The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Connecticut last Friday, joining a spate of four other twisters detected Friday in New England, including three in Massachusetts and another in Rhode...
Tropical Storm Hilary Damage and Economic Loss Estimate in Western U.S. is $7B to $9B
Aug 21 2023 // AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Tropical Storm Hilary in the U.S. is $7 to $9 billion. Hilary brought widespread flooding through Southern California, washing out roads...
3 Tropical Storms Churn Across Atlantic as Most Active Part of Hurricane Season Begins
Aug 21 2023 // Three tropical storms are currently churning across the Atlantic Ocean in a dazzling start to the most active part of hurricane season. Traditionally, the basin starts to spin up its most powerful storm after Aug. 20 with...
Rare New England Tornado Damages Homes, Floods Roads, Topples Trees
Aug 21 2023 // A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off an interstate highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees. Tornadoes were reported in several spots...
Kentucky Governor’s Storm Relief Efforts Could Trim GOP Leaning in Rural Areas
Aug 11 2023 // Gina Thorn`s life was uprooted when a monstrous tornado tore through her Kentucky hometown of Mayfield, but her family stuck it out and now they`re homeowners for the first time. Thorn says Gov. Andy Beshear deserves...
Powerful Storm System Kills Two, Leaves 1M Without Power in South, East Coast
Aug 9 2023 // At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved through the eastern...
Severe Convective Storms Top Insured Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Swiss Re
Aug 9 2023 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers US$50 billion in the first half, (H1 2022: $48 billion), with most of the losses stemming from severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re. “Severe convective storms –...
Consumer Specialists Available to Assist Tornado-Impacted Missouri Residents
Aug 8 2023 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) said that consumer specialists will be on-site at the Multi-Agency Resource Center in Knox County, Missouri, to answer insurance questions and assist residents...
Pfizer Taking More Steps to Manage Inventory After NC Tornado Destroyed Warehouse
Aug 8 2023 // Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday it will begin making some products available only through its emergency ordering process, as part of steps to manage inventory at its North Carolina facility that was struck by a tornado last...
Skanska Must Face the Music: Maritime Law Does Not Protect it from Fla. Storm Claims
Aug 3 2023 // A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will have to cope with some 900 claims by businesses and other parties that say they suffered...
Mississippi Governor Asks for Federal Assistance After Tornado Damage
Jul 26 2023 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has requested financial assistance from the federal government for 16 counties hit by tornadoes and damaging storms that hammered the state over a five-day period in June, he announced...
Tropical Storm Calvin Passed Over Hawaii, Leaving Minor Flooding in Its Wake
Jul 21 2023 // Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii`s Big Island on Wednesday, only inflicting minor damage. By late morning, the storm had passed to the west and the National Weather Service...
Mayfield, Kentucky, Hit by Floods 18 Months After Devastating Tornado
Jul 20 2023 // Parts of Kentucky cannot seem to catch a break from extreme weather events. Some 18 months after a powerful tornado ripped up much of downtown Mayfield, in southwestern Kentucky, heavily damaging businesses, homes,...
Tornado Rips Apart Pfizer Plant, Injures 16 in North Carolina
Jul 20 2023 // Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday its plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which is one of the largest sterile injectable product facilities in the world, has suffered heavy damage from a tornado. A company...
Deadly Storms Across US Northeast Bring Floods, Tornado Alerts
Jul 17 2023 // A cluster of severe thunderstorms pounded the US Northeast including New York City on Sunday, unleashing deadly flooding in Pennsylvania, halting operations at several airports, and prompting tornado watches across New...
Tornado Touches Down Near Chicago`s O`Hare Airport
Jul 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – A tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no immediate reports of...
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved for Spring Storm in Maine
Jul 11 2023 // President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration request from Maine, freeing federal aid to help communities recover following a severe storm and flooding in the spring, officials said Friday. The state reported nearly...
Slow-Moving Storm Puts New York City, East Coast Under Flood Threat
Jul 10 2023 // New York City and the eastern US braced Sunday for severe thunderstorms as a creeping weather front drags across the region and raises the risk of flooding from Vermont to North Carolina. The slow-moving line of showers...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Offers Recovery Tips After Severe Storms
Jul 6 2023 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gled Mulready offered recovery tips following the severe storms that hit Tulsa over Father’s Day weekend, causing extensive damage, including fallen trees and widespread power outages....
