The number of reported claims involving hail damage to residential and commercial roofing products has increased dramatically over the past few years. Some reports place the increase at almost double historical claim totals. What is the cause of this significant …
The storms that rolled across the Denton area in north Texas in early April are estimated to have caused $300 million in insured losses. The area was hit by softball size hail and three tornadoes. The thunderstorms erupted April 3 …
The heavy rain and hail that hit Weld County, Colo., on Saturday damaged not only crops but also schools. The Greeley Tribune reports Windsor Middle School’s ceilings collapsed from the water, and Tozer Primary School had water damage to about …
The hailstorm that pounded south-central Kansas earlier this week has left automotive dealers with big headaches, but it’s also giving prospective buyers a chance at big bargains. The Hutchinson News reports dealerships in the city were scrambling to get insurance …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday weighed whether to impose new limits on class action lawsuits, as it reviewed whether a homeowner’s lawsuit against his insurer belonged in a state court considered friendly to plaintiffs. During oral argument, several justices …
A 22-year-old Scottsbluff, Neb., man convicted last year of receiving illegal drugs through the mail plans to sue the state and local governments over hail damage to his impounded vehicle. Andrew Vanderveen was sentence in November to probation. He and …
About a thousand National Grid customers remained without power early Thursday following thunderstorms that brought hail and high winds to the state. Three people were injured in a house fire in North Smithfield that broke out during the storm. The …
Residents in Scottsbluff and Gering in the Nebraska Panhandle are taking stock of the damage after a storm produced large hail that battered homes and cars. KNEB radio in Scottsbluff says the storm hit late Tuesday. Hail shattered windows and …
About 300 cars at a Mitchell, S.D., car dealership have been damaged after severe weather pelted the area. KELO-TV reports that strong winds, rain and golf-ball-sized hail blew out windows and caused dents in hundreds of cars at the Iverson …
The impact of last weekend’s storm in St. Louis is still being felt as thousands of owners of homes and cars continue to make, or await, repairs. Hail the size of baseballs, even softballs, fell in some parts of the …