Payments on property and auto insurance claims for the May 19 and 20 tornadoes that affected 16 residential counties in Oklahoma have already reached at least $85 million, reports the state's insurance department (OID).
According to Oklahoma Emergency Management, almost four thousand structures were impacted during the tornadoes and 1,248 were destroyed, leading to 22,422 total claims. The average home price in Moore is in the $150,000 to $200,000 range.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak (pictured) said the claims count in such a short time since the storms "shows just how disastrous severe weather can be in our state and the importance of protecting yourself with insurance."
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