Millions of people in the U.S. experienced power outages in recent weeks due to battering spring tornadoes and thunderstorms. (Credit: ungvar/Adobe Stocka) Millions of people in the U.S. experienced power outages in recent weeks due to battering spring tornadoes and thunderstorms. (Credit: ungvar/Adobe Stocka)

The tumultuous late spring weather that rocked swathes of the U.S. recently brought with it power outages that impacted millions of insureds nationwide.

It has taken several days, for instance, for crews to restore power after "drenching storms" and massive hail downed trees and power lines across North Texas a region that can see dozens of tornadoes a year, according to the National Weather Service.

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