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Old 05-25-2024, 09:35 AM
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Of the 28 billion dollar disasters, there were 19 severe storm events, 2 tropical cyclones (Idalia in Florida and Typhoon Mawar in Guam), 4 floods, 1 winter weather event, 1 drought, and 1 wildfire event.

As for storms, the main factor is hail damage. Hail causes 50-80% of insured damage from severe thunderstorms.

I was very surprised to see that storms caused far more damage last year than hurricanes!

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