Smith County Ranks High in Storm Damage Claims
Posted/updated on: May 2, 2014 at 1:11 pmTYLER — A recent study by Allstate has found Smith County has the highest frequency of lightning property damage claims in Texas in the past five years. KETK reports that according to Allstate’s ranking, Smith County ranked number one in “Highest Frequency of Lightning Claims 2009-2013 by County” and 12th in “Highest Frequency of Wind and Hail Claims 2009-2013 by County.” “Texans are exposed to more types of natural disasters than any other state,” said Pam Nichols, an Allstate agent in Midland. “It’s important for families to take precautions to protect themselves and their belongings for Texas-sized severe weather threats.” Allstate collected the data by measuring the frequency of hail and wind and lightning homeowner property claims from 2009-2013 to tally the top 25 counties which all had at least 3500 Allstate policies.