Another week, another round of damaging weather across the U.S.
According to Aon Benfield's weekly severe weather report, there were nearly 1,350 local storm reports this week, including 71 reported tornadoes, 962 reports of damaging winds and 295 reports of hail. Severe weather activity was seen in more than a dozen states this week, with large hail and strong winds being common themes.
In terms of damage, golf ball-sized hail pounded parts of Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and Arkansas for several days, resulting in shattered windows, punctured roofs and downed trees. Most of the tornadoes that touched down in the U.S. this week were in rural areas so damage reports were minimal. So far this year, tornadoes have caused about $9 billion U.S. worth of damage, about $5 billion of which has been covered by insurance.
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