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Contact: Carole Walker, Executive Director
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Topic: Catastrophes
APRIL WINDS UPGRADED TO MOST COSTLY COLORADO WINDSTORM
Apr. 19, 1999 - The Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA) estimated that strong winds caused about $7.2 million in insured damage along Colorado's Front Range on April 8. But the winds kept blowing for two more days, raising the total estimated insured damage to $20 million for April 8, 9 and 10.
"We now have a tie for the most costly windstorm to hit Colorado," reports RMIIA Executive Director, Carole Walker. "Both the April 1999 windstorm along the Front Range and the January 1982 windstorm in Boulder County each caused an estimated $20 million in insured damage to homes, personal property and autos."
Damage from this month's windstorm can be found as far north as Fort Collins and as far south as Pueblo. The $20 million estimate breaks down into $16.6 million in damage to homes and personal property and $3.4 million in damage to autos. Insurers expect to handle more than 10,500 claims.
According to RMIIA, Colorado's top five most costly windstorms are:
- $20 million in insured damage occurred along the Front Range on April 8-10, 1999.
- $20 million in insured damage occurred in Boulder County on Jan. 17, 1982.
- $10 million in insured damage occurred along the Front Range on Jan. 28-29, 1987.
- $5.2 million in insured damage occurred along the Front Range on Oct. 29, 1996.
- $3 million in insured damage occurred along the Front Range on Feb. 2-3, 1999.
"With the February and April windstorms, 1999 already has two Colorado natural catastrophes under its belt," noted Walker. "This is the first week of hail season here in Hail Alley, and hail can cause a lot more damage than wind. Remember the July 1990 Denver hailstorm that caused $625 million in insured damage?"
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