Illinois officials said Friday some 6,800 buildings have been affected by “unprecedented” flooding north of Chicago, and the damage is expected to worsen this weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. “Folks think ‘Well it’s not …
Nearly 6.9 million homes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at potential risk of damage from hurricane storm surge inundation with a total reconstruction cost value (RCV) of more than $1.5 trillion (Table 1), according to the 2017 Storm …
As mobile home ownership rises, the volatility of climate change and more tornadoes increases the risk of massive property damage and deaths in coming decades, according to a new study by Michigan State University researchers. The number of mobile homes …
Severe storms including tornadoes have swept through several small towns in East Texas, leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes. Authorities believe as many as five people were killed and dozens injured, though they were still …
Three people were arrested Friday in connection with a raging fire that collapsed an elevated portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Ga., and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Jay Florence …
Grease and sewage from a nearby Waffle House caused thousands of dollars in damage when it seeped onto an Alabama man’s property, he said in a lawsuit. Mack Crook Jr. of Anniston is seeking $800,000 from Norcross, Georgia-based Waffle House …
A new report released by The Hartford highlights the 100 U.S. cities with the highest home fire risk. According to The Hartford Home Fire Index, the top five cities are: Detroit, Mich. Shreveport, La. Boston, Mass. Flint, Mich. Richmond, Va. …
Crews grappling with vexing wildfires that have charred hundreds of square miles of land in four states and killed six people soon may get a bit of a break: Winds are forecast to ease from the gusts that whipped the …
A severe storm system pummeled parts of the Midwest overnight with tornadoes, huge hailstones and powerful winds, damaging nearly 500 buildings and injuring a dozen people in one Missouri city. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, received reports of …
Officials in Charlotte, N.C., have sent nearly $700,000 in repair bills to crews installing new broadband network lines across the city for AT&T and Google Fiber. The contractors are digging up areas across Charlotte to install the lines needed for …