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High winds and wildfires impacted the Southern California
10/14/08 11:43 AM

High winds and wildfires impacted the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego. These fires are referred to as the Shockey Fire in San Diego which is affecting the area near Shockey Truck Trail and Highway, 94; the Sesnon Fire, which is affecting Brows Canyon and Oat Mountain Way, Porter Ranch; the Marek Fire, which is affecting the West Side Little Canyon; and the Juliet Fire, which is affecting the southwest portion of Camp Pendleton Marine Base. These fires comprise of about 15,000 acres that have already burned.

Heavy Rains throughout the Midwest and North Central US
09/16/08 6:19 CDT

Heavy rains throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area, including Northwest Indiana, shut down roads, grounded flights and flooded basements Saturday, September 13 through September 14, 2008. Three to seven inches of rain fell across the Chicago area. Primarily the counties affected in Illinois are Cook, Kane, Will and Lake. This storm system also impacted Indiana, Ohio and Michigan with very strong winds that downed trees and tree limbs onto homes, fences, decks, and damaged roofing materials. The areas hardest impacted in Ohio are Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and the Southern Indiana Counties of Clark, Floyd and Harrison.

Ike roared inland in Texas as strong Category Two Hurricane
9/15/08 5:11 CDT

Hurricane Ike impacted Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee with its strong winds, heavy rains and storm surges. With maximum sustained winds near 105 mph, with higher gusts, at landfall, it caused widespread scattered damages from Texas up through the Tennessee Valley. Mobile Response Units were deployed to assist customers who have been impacted.

Tropical Storm Hanna hits the East Coast
9/5/08 8:00 PM EDT

Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall along the South Carolina and North Carolina coastal border continued it's trek upward through Virginia, Maryland, DC, Delaware, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont on September 6 and September 7, 2008. Properties in New York state also felt the impact of this tropical storm.. Hanna also had an impact on Georgia. This tropical system produced rotating bands of heavy rain and tropical storm-force gusts. Mobile Response Units have been deployed to assist policyholders who were impacted by Hanna.

Hurricane Gustav makes landfall
9/1/08 11:39 AM CDT

The center of Gustav made landfall along the Louisiana coast near Cocodrie about 9:30 am CDT with maximum sustained winds of 110 m.p.h. on September 1, 2008. Damage reports near the storm’s landfall in Houma, Louisiana have indicated extensive wind damage. Thousands of homes sustained roof and window damage, while thousands of trees were uprooted. Gustav not only affected Louisiana, but it also affected Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas. The remnants of Gustav headed northward resulting in heavy rains and strong winds in Illinois. Property losses are scattered throughout the state and primarily resulted in minor to moderate damages.Mobile Response Units were deployed to assist customers who were impacted by Hurricane Gustav.

Texas hit with large storm
08/23/08 2:59 PM CDT

A line of thunderstorms moved through the entire state of Texas August 18 through August 21, 2008. This storm consisted of heavy rain and strong winds that resulted in downed trees and power lines as well as flooding.

Southeast New York slammed with summer storm
8/19/08 1:45 PM CDT

Strong storms swept through Southeast New York on August 14 and August 15, 2008 consisting of high winds that toppled trees and power lines leaving thousands without electricity as well numerous lightning strikes.

Tropical Storm Fay Wreaks Havoc in Florida
8/18/08 5:44 PM CDT

Tropical Storm Fay, which made its first landfall on August 18, 2008 has impacted many Florida residents, and has the potential to continue doing so. Minor to moderate property and auto damages have been reported as a result of this tropical system. Mobile Response Units were deployed to the impacted area to assist customers affected by Tropical Storm Fay.

Strong storms blow through New Mexico
8/18/08 3:44 PM CDT

Central New Mexico experienced a strong storm system consisting of very strong winds, golf ball sized hail, and violent thunderstorms on August 16 and August 17, 2008.

Storm left damage across the Northeastern US
08/14/08 2:06 PM CDT

A storm system consisting of hail, heavy rains, winds and lightning hit New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire from August 10 to August 12, 2008. This storm caused minor to moderate wind and hail damage to homes and automobiles with a majority of the damage being from hail.

Summer storm sweeps the Southeastern US
8/12/08 10:12 EDT

A strong storm system swept through the Southeastern US impacting residents in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from August 7 to August 8, 2008. This storm consisted of wind and hail as well as numerous lightning strikes.

North Central and Midwestern US gets slammed with severe thunderstorms
8/5/08 1:00 PM CDT

Severe thunderstorms roared across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin August 4 and 5, 2008 causing moderate property damage and leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power in the area. Mobile Response Units were deployed to the impacted area to assist customers.

Southeast storm caused moderate damage
8/4/08 10:00 AM CDT

An intense storm system consisting of strong winds, heavy rains, multiple lighting strikes, some hail and potential tornadoes swept through Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina August 2 and 3, 2008.

Strong storm hits New Jersey
7/29/08 4:10 PM CDT

A strong storm system pushed through New Jersey July 26 and July 27, 2008. This storm caused minor to moderate wind, water and lightning damage.

Earthquake in Southern California
7/29/08 3:00 PM CDT

At 11:42 AM Pacific Time July 29, 2008, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake rattled the Los Angeles, California metropolitan area. Experts in earthquake studies called this a small to moderate quake.

Large hail pounds Ohio
7/26/2008 5:00 AM CDT

A storm system consisting chiefly of large hail resulted in isolated property damages in northeast Ohio from July 26 to July 27, 2008.

Strong winds, hail and lightning affect residents in New York
7/26/2008 5:30 AM CDT

A storm system consisting of strong winds, hail and multiple lightning strikes downed trees and tree limbs onto homes and ignited some home fires in New York from July 26 to July 27, 2008.

Wildfires out of control in Southern California
7/27/2008 11:00 AM CDT

The Telegraph Wildfire in Mariposa County, California are threatening several communities in California. Some residences and out-buildings have already succumbed to the flames, and more are expected. An Allstate Mobile Response Unit has been deployed to Mariposa, CA. The National Catastrophe Team is closely monitoring this situation.

New York slammed with harsh weather
7/23/2008 10:00 AM CDT

On July 23 and 24, 2008, a storm system consisting of heavy rains, possibly straight-line winds and lightning impacted residents in New York where losses are scattered and range primarily from minor to moderate.

Tornado hits New Hampshire; Northeast also affected
7/24/2008 5:00 AM CDT

On July 23 and 24, 2008, a storm system consisting of heavy rains, possibly straight-line winds and/or a tornado and lightning severely impacted New Hampshire where the governor declared a state of emergency. Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island and Connecticut were also affected.

North Central US hit with summer storm
07/23/08 9:59 PM CDT

A strong storm system affected residents in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan July 21 through July 23, 2008.

Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina hit with storms
07/23/08 9:59 PM CDT

A storm system consisting primarily of strong winds, lightning and heavy rains trekked across Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina impacting customers across the region July 21 through July 23, 2008.

Hurricane Dolly strikes the Texas coast
07/23/08 7:00 PM CDT

Dolly hit the Texas coast on July 23 and July 24, 2008. Mobile Response Units have been deployed to assist customers.

Summer storm sweeps through the Midwest
7/21/08 4:34 PM CDT

A storm front consisting of strong winds moved across Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota on July 20 and July 21, 2008.

Winds and heavy rains swept through the Southwestern part of the US
07/15/08 7:24 PM CDT

Storms consisting of high winds and heavy rains swept through Arizona and Oklahoma causing moderate damage from July 10 through July 13, 2008. This storm also left thousands of residents in without electricity.

Southeast storm resulted in minor to moderate damage
07/13/08 7:00 PM CDT

A storm system consisting primarily of strong winds, heavy rain and lightning resulted in scattered damages across the states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. This storm struck the Southeast on July 10 and July 11, 2008.

Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin residents impacted by harsh weather system
07/11/08 2:11 PM CDT

A storm front consisting of strong winds, heavy rains, multiple lightning strikes and hail moved across Northern Illinois, South and Central Minnesota and Wisconsin July 10 through July 12, 2008.

Another blaze out of control in California
7/9/08 10:00 AM CDT

The National Catastrophe Team (NCT) has been monitoring and responding to the fire situation in Butte County, California, known as the CAMP fire. Mobile Response Units were deployed to California to assist customers.

Summer storm barrels through Southeastern US
7/9/08 1:30 PM CDT

Another summer storm barreled through the Southeastern US impacting residents in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from July 7 through July 9, 2008. This storm consisted of hail as well as numerous lightning strikes.

National Catastrophe Team responding to California blaze
07/08/08 10:00 AM CDT

The National Catastrophe Team (NCT) has been monitoring and responding to the fire situation in Santa Barbara County, California known as the GAP Fire.

Summer storm sweeps through Southeastern US
07/08/08 9:30 AM CDT

A strong storm system swept through Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina on July 5 and July 6, 2008. This storm consisted of high winds that toppled trees and power lines leaving thousands without electricity as well numerous lightning strikes.

Midwest hit with strong storm system
7/3/08 8:30 PM CDT

A storm system consisting of strong winds, minor hail and lightning trekked across northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and the southeast corner of Minnesota June 2 and 3, 2008.

Thunderstorms hit Michigan, Ohio and Indiana
7/3/08 7:30 PM CDT

Thousands of homes and businesses remained without power Thursday morning after thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail, strong winds and frequent lightning swept across Michigan's Lower Peninsula and Ohio's northern counties beginning July 2 and continuing into, July 3, 2008. Minimal damage was reported in Indiana.

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