A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.

Days of torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding across the Southeast, leaving at least four dead in Alabama, officials said, which has been hit particularly hard by the stormy pattern.

Three weather disturbances lurking in the Atlantic could spell trouble for U.S. coastal areas once the relentless rains from the remnants of Hurricane Nicholas finally pass.

ClaimsPro, an independent adjusting and claims management company, has announced that it has acquired CJ Hester, a multi-state independent adjusting company based in Mobile, Ala.

Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia on Tuesday as it dumped heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains along a path that could cause flash floods as far north as upstate New York.

Tropical Storm Fred was gaining power Monday as it slammed across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, triggering tropical storm and storm surge warnings across the state's Panhandle.

Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock.

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients' health and threaten them with financial penalties.

A cluster of severe storms swept across Southern states early Saturday, dropping large hail on a coastal Alabama city.

At least five deaths and multiple injuries have been reported in Calhoun County, Alabama, after a tornado passed through the area Thursday afternoon, Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade told CNN.

Severe storms came through Alabama on Wednesday, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings. Preliminary information indicates 18 tornadoes touched down in Alabama on St. Patrick's Day.

Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.

Newly formed Tropical Storm Delta could make landfall as a hurricane in the northern Gulf Coast later this week, forecasters warned, while Tropical Storm Gamma killed at least six people after coming ashore in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula over the weekend.

Catastrophe risk modeller RMS has estimated that total insured losses from Hurricane Sally in the US will be between $2.0 billion and $3.5 billion.

Some significant new developments have occurred in the plethora of collision repairer-insurer lawsuits consolidated before the U.S. Middle District of Florida.