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U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues high risk outlook for January for first time in two decades: RMS
January 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe severe storms that have struck the southern United States have prompted the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) to issue a “high risk” outlook in the month of January for the first time in nearly two decades, Risk Management Solutions, Inc.…
Georgia’s insurance commissioner estimates US$100 million in property damage from storms
January 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterGeorgia’s insurance commissioner is estimating US$100 million in property damage from storms and tornadoes that devastated parts of the state and resulted in at least 15 deaths. Commissioner Ralph T. Hudgens said in a press release issued Wednesday that “hundreds”…
More tornadoes ahead as death toll reach 15 in southeast U.S.
January 23, 2017 Pamela Sampson - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSATLANTA – A weekend of deadly weather in the Southeast killed 15 people and injured dozens more, authorities said Sunday, while residents along the Georgia-Florida line were bracing for more intense, fast-moving storms – including unusually strong “long track” twisters.…
Fort McMurray wildfire tops annual meteorologist list of weather stories
January 3, 2017 The Canadian PressTORONTO – The “beast” of a wildfire that charred Fort McMurray, Alta., was named Canada’s biggest weather story of the year in an annual list compiled by the country’s top meteorologists. The list, which also includes the melting Arctic Sea…
Death toll in storms sweeping southern U.S. increases to five
November 30, 2016 Bill Fuller and Rebecca Yonker - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPossible tornadoes swept through parts of Alabama and Tennessee overnight, killing five people and injuring more than a dozen as heavy rains from storms moving across the South produced flooding in areas previously suffering from months of drought. Possible tornadoes…
Estimated $66 million in insured damage from severe summer storms in southern Prairies: IBC, CatIQ
September 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterRecent severe storms that swept through the southern Prairies – producing heavy rainfall, large hail, high winds, tornadoes and extreme lightning – are estimated to result in insured damage topping $66 million. The damage estimate released by Insurance Bureau of…
Storms tear up small communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin
July 12, 2016 The Associated PressLITCHFIELD, Minn. – Storms carrying tornadoes, torrential rain and powerful winds damaged homes, deposited a snowplow in a tree and flooded highways in north-central Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Audrey Schoenberg took shelter at a restaurant in Litchfield, Minnesota, after a…
Kansas residents clean up but more storms forecast
May 26, 2016 The Associated PressCHAPMAN, Kan. – Kansans cleaned up from a series of tornadoes Thursday, including a monster storm that rumbled across the landscape for 90 minutes, while forecasters warned that the state would likely see more bad weather later in the day.…