June 2, 2008
The deadly EF5 tornado that ripped through northeastern Iowa reportedly did more than $6 million in damage. According to a preliminary estimate from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, about $6.01 million in damage …
May 29, 2008
A tornado that leveled half a town in northeast Iowa and killed seven people was the strongest to hit the state in 32 years, the National Weather Service said on May 27. The twister, three-quarters of a mile wide with …
May 29, 2008
State officials say damage from the tornado that hit north metro Atlanta last week now totals more than $40 million. The tornado that touched down on May 20 caused extensive damage in Cherokee, Cobb, north Fulton and Forsyth counties. Georgia …
May 29, 2008
Crews in Hugo, Minn. worked to restore electricity and natural gas and insurance agents went door-to-door as this small suburb got back on its feet after the devastating storm that killed a toddler and flattened homes. Mayor Fran Miron said …
May 28, 2008
Colorado residents in Windsor and surrounding communities are starting the process of repairing and rebuilding their homes, following May 22’s tornadoes and hail and wind storm. Meanwhile insurance companies have sent staff to the affected areas to assist customers with …
May 28, 2008
Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine says 2008 has turned into a record year for storm damage in Georgia, with more than $400 million in insured losses during the first five months. Oxendine said that documented insurance claims in Cherokee County, north …
May 28, 2008
Janis Brothers walked through her tornado-damaged home with a recent visitor, passing a back wall and ceiling ripped away by winds and into the cavernous walk-in closet where she and her family hid as the storm passed. “We were so …
May 28, 2008
Wisconsin emergency-management officials breathed a sigh of relief on May 25 as a series of storms that caused death and destruction in two neighboring states left Wisconsin with only minor damage. The series of thunderstorms left at least seven people …
May 27, 2008
While most of the country was celebrating Memorial Day with picnics and parades, people in two states were fighting to stay alive. A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm swept …
May 23, 2008
Cherokee County, Georgia began cleaning up from a tornado and hailstorm that damaged hundreds of homes in the county, and Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency to allow state resources to be used in the cleanup. State Insurance …