The weekend's deadly storm outbreak in the Midwest may cost up to $1 billion, says RMS, and could rank as the most expensive of the top five catastrophes of its kind to have occurred in November since 1950.
“Sunday's big tornado outbreak is yet another atypical storm of what has been an unusual 2013 severe weather season,” said Matthew Nielsen, RMS director and meteorologist in a statement. So far, the three largest tornado outbreaks of 2013 have occurred in January, October, and November, all outliers of the usual spring/summer peak.
More than 80 preliminary tornado reports were filed in relation to the storms that killed six people, as well as incidences of hurricane strength winds, heavy rain, lightning and large hail. The storm system affected as many as 10 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Michigan.
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