Posts from ‘August, 2011’

Hurricane Irene may heap billions of dollars of extra costs on the already fragile U.S. economy, but insurance companies are likely to emerge relatively unscathed. Most of Irene’s damage was from flooding, which the government insures, instead of wind, which insurance companies cover, meaning insurers could pay out as little as $1.5 billion by some [...]

Severe storms are prompting Environment Canada to warn people in Saskatchewan to keep an eye on the sky. Disturbances carrying hail swept through southern parts of the province Sunday and were expected again Monday. Meteorologist Dave Carlson said they were expected to hit eastern areas along the Manitoba boundary from Hudson Bay down to Yorkton.

The violent thunderstorm that struck early Wednesday morning caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the Edmond Public Schools’ athletic facilities, district athletic director Mike Nunley said. Of the damages, an estimated $30,000 came at Edmond North High School, where the play clock on the school’s football field was at a 45-degree angle, trees were [...]