derecho News

Storm Across Texas and Oklahoma Likely Qualified as a Derecho

A long line of quick-moving thunderstorms that produced a swath of damaging wind gusts across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho, although that’s not an official designation, said Nolan Meister, a meteorologist with …

Derecho Storm Ranks as Canada’s 6th Largest Insured Loss on Record

The storm that swept through southern Ontario and parts of Quebec on Saturday, May 21, caused over C$875 million (US$676.3 million) in insured damages, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, which quoted initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification …

Derecho Winds Tear Through U.S. Farmland, Leave 500K-Plus Without Power

A storm packing hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. Midwest on Aug. 10, causing widespread property damage in cities and rural towns and leaving more than half a million homes and businesses without power. The storm compounded troubles for a …

Midwest Pelted With Rain, Wind, Hail, Tornadoes

A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest on June 12 in the evening, driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas. Forecasters predicted that …

June, July Ohio Storm Losses Rise to More than $400M

Insured losses from a round of summer storms in late June and early July have risen to more than $400 million, a state-based insurance information group reported. Property casualty insurers are reporting losses of at least $433.5 million from the …

Virginia Seeking Storm Assistance From FEMA

Virginia is seeking federal disaster assistance for the estimated $27.5 million spent by the state and local governments to respond to late June wind and thunderstorms that left 15 dead and 1.3 million utility customers without power.Gov. Bob McDonnell said …

June’s Severe Weather Losses Near $2 Billion in U.S.: Aon Benfield

U.S. severe weather insurance losses were close to $2 billion in June, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Report. Published by Aon’s Impact Forecasting, the report analyzes the natural disaster events that occurred across the United States and worldwide during …

Derecho-Related Claims Pouring In; 22,000 Claims in Maryland So Far

As the mid-Atlantic states continue to recover from last week’s destructive “derecho” storm system, insurance claims have been pouring in by tens of thousands. In Maryland, approximately 22,000 derecho-related claims have been filed by Maryland policyholders as of July 5, …