Allstate Catastrophe State Specific Information

Strong storms slammed into Central Texas May 13 through May 15 leaving behind widespread damage to property and automobiles. This storm downed trees and power lines leaving thousands without power. Additionally, golf ball to baseball sized hail was reported in the Austin area damaging homes and automobiles. Property loss reports indicate minor to moderate wind, hail and lightning damages with a majority of wind/hail damage to roofs. Vehicle loss reports indicate minor to moderate damages as a result of hail, falling trees and tree limbs, as well as flying debris. At this time, the counties primarily impacted are Travis, Bell, Bexar and Williamson.

Central Texas hit with strong winds and large hail
04/28/08 4:00 PM CDT

Severe thunderstorms pushed through Central Texas April 25 - 27 bringing heavy rain, lightning, strong winds and golf ball to baseball sized hail. Property loss reports indicate minor to moderate wind, hail and lightning damages with a majority of wind/hail damage to roofs. Vehicle loss reports indicate minor to moderate damages as a result of hail, falling trees and tree limbs, as well as flying debris. At this time, the counties primarily impacted are Bell, Bexar, Harris, Kerr, Kinney, Tom Green, Travis, Maverick, Parker, Williamson, Collin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Bend, Hays, Tarrant, Taylor, Eastland, Grayson, Milam and Denton.

Storms whip up damage in North Texas again
04/24/08 1:00 PM CDT

Another spring storm brought severe weather to North Texas leaving behind widespread damage from April 23 to April 24. The storms consisted of frequent lightning, wind gusts of up to 60 mph and golf ball to baseball-sized hail. As a result of these storms trees were snapped and uprooted knocking down power lines leaving thousands of residents without power. The hardest hit areas by this storm system at this time are in the Texas counties of Bosque, Dallas, Dawson, Denton, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Parker, Scurry, Tarrant, and Collin. Property loss reports indicate minor to moderate wind, hail and lightning damages with a majority of wind/hail damage to roofs. Vehicle loss reports indicate minor to moderate damages as a result of hail, falling trees and tree limbs, as well as flying debris.

Cold front moves over North Texas
04/18/2008 7:15 PM CDT

A cold front moving over North Texas the evening of April 17 and the morning of April 18 resulted in heavy rains, strong winds and large damaging hailstones. The storm system left behind high water levels and some power outages across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The high water levels damaged some vehicles; the large hailstones broke vehicle glass; and vehicle sheet metal was dented by the baseball and tennis-ball sized hail that pelted them in some areas. Claim reports also indicate some property damages primarily in the Texas counties of Tarrant, Palo Pinto and Parker and to a lesser degree in other counties; these appear to be primarily minor with some moderate damages.

Texas hit with severe weather leaving behind widespread damage
04/10/2008 11:45 AM CDT

Severe weather blew through West Texas and into the Dallas Fort-Worth area leaving behind widespread damage from April 8 to April 10. The storms consisted of frequent lightning, wind gusts of up to 80 mph, isolated hail and embedded tornadoes. As a result of these storms trees were snapped and uprooted knocking down power lines leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power. The hardest hit areas by this storm system at this time are in the Texas counties of Tarrant, Collin, Denton and Dallas. Property loss reports indicate minor to moderate wind, hail and lightning damages with a majority of wind/hail damage to roofs with some isolated severe losses being identified. Vehicle loss reports indicate minor to moderate damages as a result of hail, falling trees and tree limbs, as well as flying debris.

Northeastern Texas hit again with large hail, high winds and flooding rains
04/04/08 1:30 PM CDT

Texas storms consisting of heavy rains, lightning strikes, wind gusts to 60 mph, straight-line winds and hail pounded the state. Residents in the counties of Tarrant, Denton, Collin and Wise witnessed between 2 inch to 4 inch hail. This storm trekked northeastward across the state toward Texarkana resulting in scattered minor to moderate property damages with the majority of the losses to roofs. Vehicle loss reports indicate minor to moderate damages resulting from hail, flying debris, and falling trees and limbs.

Northeastern Texas hit with large hail, high winds and flooding rains
03/31/08 3:30 PM CDT

Severe weather struck the northeastern quadrant of Texas from March 29 to 31 bringing large hail, high winds and flooding rains. Winds with gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter were reported from the east side of Tyler northeast to Texarkana. The hardest hit areas by this storm system at this time are in Gregg County where strong winds toppled power lines and large hail damaged homes and businesses. It was reported that the towns of Kilgore and Longview experienced the most damage, leaving thousands of homes without power. Property loss reports indicate minor to moderate wind, hail and lightning damages with a majority of wind/hail damage to roofs. Vehicle loss reports indicate minor to moderate damages as a result of hail, falling trees and tree limbs, as well as flying debris.

Hail storm hits the Southern U.S.
03/20/2008 4:15 PM CDT

A powerful line of storms moved across the country impacting Texas March 16 through 18, 2008. This storm system consisted of straight line winds, hail and lightning. Although property damages are being reported by residents throughout the entire state, the areas of concentrated damages are primarily in the eastern counties of Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and Gregg, the western county of El Paso, and the southern county of Hidalgo. Property loss reports indicate minor to moderate wind, hail and lightning damages with a majority of wind/hail damage to roofs.

To Report a Loss, or to Get Answers to Your Claim Question:

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Report damage to your commercial property at 1-800-359-1000 or get information on your reported commercial property loss at 1-800-54-STORM (1-800-547-8676).
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