<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">A tornado surprisingly came through Western Mass almost exactly ten years ago. <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Here’s the path it left, to the left of the interstate,<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> after passing through West Springfield and Springfield:</span></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:57E8EDE1-E118-44A7-9A19-3D13FF55AB1E-L0-001"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">More pics and such here <a href="https://www.wwlp.com/weather/weather-news/remembering-the-2011-tornado-that-hit-western-massachusetts-9-years-ago/">https://www.wwlp.com/weather/weather-news/remembering-the-2011-tornado-that-hit-western-massachusetts-9-years-ago/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In my case my roof was damaged by wind and my was car damaged by hail. I got a new roof out of the deal through my homeowners insurance. I had coworkers that needed serious remodeling of their homes which occurred through their homeowners insurance. Tornadoes are so rare in New England that no one has storm insurance. I could have put an auto insurance claim in for my car but never did. My hood still has golf ball sized golf ball dimples. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Not sure I would have benefitted from storm insurance, but I’ve never read such a policy. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-Henry</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 5, 2021, at 11:02 AM, BillK via extropy-chat <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>On Wed, 5 May 2021 at 14:39, spike jones via extropy-chat</span><br><span><extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org> wrote:</span><br><span><big snip></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>After doing the Google tornado game, I am convinced proles should not</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>buy storm insurance. Damn there hasta be a way to cash in on that insight,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>spike</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Err, umm, perhaps first do a search for tornado insurance claims?</span><br><span></span><br><span><https://www.coverage.com/insurance/home/tornado-insurance/></span><br><span>Quote:</span><br><span>In 2018, insurance claims related to tornado and thunderstorm damage</span><br><span>cost $14.1 billion. Tornado damage can be incredibly costly to fix,</span><br><span>and a severe tornado can easily destroy a home in minutes.</span><br><span>-------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>It looks like much of the tornado damage would be covered by a normal</span><br><span>home insurance policy. But the small print may mean that additional</span><br><span>policies could be required, depending on claim limits and exactly what</span><br><span>is covered.</span><br><span>(In the UK, tornado damage means a few roof tiles blown off, or a</span><br><span>garden trampoline blown down the street) :)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>BillK</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>extropy-chat mailing list</span><br><span>extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</span><br><span>http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat</span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></body></html>