Bell and Smith Top Allstate’s List of Stormiest Texas Counties

April 10, 2015

Texas storms affected more Allstate insured homes and cars in Bell county than any other part of the state over the past five years, while Smith county saw the highest frequency of lightning.

Allstate tallied the top 25 Texas counties affected by severe weather; identifying areas with highest frequencies of wind and hail, and lightning related homeowner property damage claims from 2010 through 2014.

Highest Frequency of Wind and Hail Claims 2010-2014 by County
1 Bell
2 Dallas
3 Denton
4 Hidalgo
5 Randall
6 Johnson
7 Parker
8 Collin
9 Tarrant
10 Lubbock
11 Smith
12 El Paso
13 Bexar
14 Webb
15 Williamson
16 Fort Bend
17 Travis
18 Midland
19 Montgomery
20 Harris
21 Nueces
22 Galveston
23 Cameron
24 Brazoria
25 Jefferson
Highest Frequency of Lightning Claims 2010-2014 by County
1 Smith
2 Jefferson
3 Montgomery
4 Lubbock
5 Johnson
6 Parker
7 Williamson
8 Bell
9 Denton
10 Brazoria
11 Collin
12 Bexar
13 Fort Bend
14 Travis
15 Dallas
16 Harris
17 Tarrant
18 Galveston
19 Midland
20 Webb
21 Hidalgo
22 Randall
23 Nueces
24 Cameron
25 El Paso

Homes aren’t the only thing that can be damaged in a storm. Bell County also topped the list for the highest frequency of auto comprehensive claims caused by nature related perils (Windstorm, Hail or Flood) over the past five years.

Allstate tallied the top 25 counties affected by severe weather, identifying areas with highest frequencies of wind, hail and flood related auto comprehensive claims from 2010 through 2014.

Highest Frequency of Nature Related Peril (Wind, Hail and Flood) Comprehensive Claims 2010-2014 by County
1 Bell
2 Dallas
3 Randall
4 Denton
5 Lubbock
6 Hidalgo
7 Parker
8 Johnson
9 Midland
10 Collin
11 Smith
12 Tarrant
13 Galveston
14 McLennan
15 El Paso
16 Bexar
17 Travis
18 Gregg
19 Hays
20 Comal
21 Nueces
22 Jefferson
23 Williamson
24 Orange
25 Fort Bend

Rankings
Bell, Dallas and Denton counties top the list for the frequency of wind and hail homeowner property claims over the past five years; while Smith, Jefferson and Montgomery saw the highest frequency of lightning claims.

hail stormBell and Dallas also top the list for frequency in auto comprehensive claims caused by wind, hail or flood damage. Counties with the highest frequency of claims range from north, south, east and western parts of the state; demonstrating few areas in Texas are safe from severe weather.

About the Data
To collect the data, Allstate measured the frequency of hail, wind and lightning homeowner property claims from 2010- 2014 to tally the top 25 counties, which all had at least 3,500 Allstate policies. Allstate also measured the frequency of nature related peril (wind, hail or flood) auto comprehensive claims from 2010-2014 to tally the top 25 counties, which all had at least 3,500 Allstate policies.

Source: Allstate

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