Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon held a press on Thursday, Aug. 28 to discuss the preparations made by the Department of Insurance (DOI) in the event the state is impacted by Gustav as a major hurricane. The storm is expected …
Georgia authorities say tornadoes apparently caused storm damage in Hall and Jackson counties. The severe weather on Aug. 26 caused no deaths. In Hall County, a funnel cloud was spotted at about 4:30 p.m. According to Hall County Fire Marshal …
Tropical Storm Fay continues slowly westward across the northern Florida peninsula while tropical storm warnings remain in effect throughout the region, into the panhandle and north through Georgia to the South Carolina border. At 8 a.m. EDT, Fay’s center was …
As Tropical Storm Fay remains relatively static over northeast Florida, a tropical storm warning remains in effect from Fort pierce, Florida to the border between Georgia and South Carolina. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist requested a federal emergency declaration in a …
As of 8 a.m. the National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Fay was centered near Cape Canaveral and headed slowly in a northerly direction. A tropical storm warning remains in effect from north of Jupiter Inlet, Florida, northward to Altamaha …
Tropical Storm Fay remained at tropical storm status when it arrived on Florida’s mainland. As of 8 a.m. EDT (Aug. 19), Fay’s center was north of Immokalee and about 20 miles south of LaBelle and moving toward Lake Okeechobee, according …
The president on Friday signed a disaster declaration for a series of violent thunderstorms that swept through northern Vermont last month. The declaration means Caledonia, Grand Isle, and Lamoille counties are eligible for federal assistance to repair damage. The July …
Government meteorologists say there were plenty of damaging winds, but no twisters in a storm that spawned a rare tornado warning in New York City. The National Weather Service says crews assessed damage Saturday around the metropolitan area, including a …
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says it will close disaster loan centers in Lancaster, Portage and Janesville, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 15. The SBA is urging homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofit organizations affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding …
Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS) launched new Winterstorm and Severe Convective Storm Models to enhance its suite of catastrophe risk models for the U.S. and Canada. Built to satisfy the needs of both underwriters and risk managers, the models …