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The Hanover Insurance Group Estimates Q2 Catastrophe Losses of $262 Million

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced a preliminary estimate for second quarter catastrophe losses of approximately $262 million, before taxes, or 18.5 points of net earned premium. Second quarter catastrophe losses stemmed from 19 convective storms across multiple states, with …

Deadly Storms Across US Northeast Bring Floods, Tornado Alerts

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 England. In Chicago, air quality has reached unhealthy levels …

Hail and Wind from Thunderstorms Caused $5.5 Billion in Damage, KCC Says

Severe weather created when a stationary front trapped warm, humid air over Texas and the Southeast caused an estimated $5.5 billion in insured losses, Karen Clark & Co. said in a briefing on Tuesday. KCC said there were dozens of …

A Record Start to the 2023 U.S. Tornado Season

The U.S. has experienced a record number of tornadoes in the first three months of 2023 according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (NWS SPC), delivering an active start to the U.S. severe convective storm …

Residents Across South, Midwest Reel From Pack of Tornadoes That Killed 26

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) – Residents across a wide swath of the South and Midwest raced to assess the destruction wreaked by storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes and killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities. …

Southeast Beware: More Killer Tornadoes on the Way, Study Says

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, …

Tornadoes Wipe Out Parts of Mississippi Towns, Leave 25 Dead

A powerful tornado tore through the Mississippi Delta on Friday night, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens and causing widespread property damage. The weather system produced hail the size of golf balls and left entire blocks of towns virtually …

AccuWeather: California Storms Added $6-8B in Damage and Economic Loss

AccuWeather issued preliminarily estimates on Thursday showing the total damage and economic loss from the series of recent intense storms to hit California to be an additional $6 billion to $8 billion. The recent storms caused deaths, widespread power outages, …

Thunderstorms, Possible Tornadoes Ravage Central New Jersey

After a rare tornado warning was issued Tuesday, a strong line of thunderstorms ripped through central New Jersey with powerful winds that caused many trees to be ripped out of the ground in Pennington and West Windsor. Some of the …

Storms Cause Damage to Homes, Cars Across the South

Storms across the South, part of a front that swept through the country this week, damaged homes, cars, a manufacturing plant and power lines in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina. News outlets reported that possible tornados in Montgomery County, …