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Mar. 18, 2024
Source: Roof Gnome news release Where are roofs, cars, and solar panels most likely to be destroyed by hailstones? With hail season upon us, Roof Gnome ranked 2024's Counties Most at Risk of Hail Damage. We compared over 600 U.S. counties with a relatively moderate to very high hail risk according to FEMA, based on 3 categories. We considered overall hail risk, expected economic loss from hail storms, and the number of homes with solar panels and garages, among 7 total metrics. See the 20 most vulnerable counties for hail damage below, followed by key takeaways. (Don't see your county below? Check out the full ranking Hail Alley encompasses the central region of the U.S. -- from Wyoming to Texas -- where most hail storms occur. 3 states -- Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas -- stood out with dozens more counties than the other Hail Alley states in the most vulnerable half of our ranking. 4 North Texas counties encompassing the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and Arapahoe County, Colorado (No. 2), which contains Aurora, landed among the 5 counties with the highest annual total expected economic losses due to hail -- from over $59 million to nearly $103 million. Hail and tornadoes can go hand in hand, which explains why many tornado-prone regions demonstrated high hail risk, such as 16 Illinois, 16 Oklahoma, and 14 Colorado counties that landed in the riskier half of our ranking. Read the full story here: https://roofgnome.com/blog/studies/riskiest-counties-hail-storm-damage/ Tweet |
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