Storm that hit Ohio cost at least $52 million in damage: Report

The storm that hit the state early April toppled over 120 utility poles in the Southwest regions, and taking out millions in insured property

Insurance News

By Lyle Adriano

An insurance group in Ohio estimated that the storm that hit Ohio April 1 and 2 caused at the very least $52 million in property damage.


The storm downed more than 120 utility poles in Southwest Ohio, leaving approximately 46,000 residents without power.

Another group, the Ohio Insurance Institute, released its findings on Tuesday, noting that the storm did closer to $58 million in property damage.

Property Claim Services said that the state had the second highest insured losses in the country. In total, the storm caused nationwide losses of almost $350 million, reported The News Herald.

Ohio was hit with high winds, rains, and bands of snow, said the National Weather Service. So severe was the weather, that a number of counties reported gusts exceeding 60 mph.

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