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Ike's 100 mph winds and 16 inches of rain hit the Texas coast on the morning of September 13, obliterateing thousands of homes and businesses, and raining sheets of glass shards down on the streets of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city.
Over a Hundred Thousand Insurance Claims have been filed, and many of those Policyholders would benefit from reprecentation by a Licensed Public Insurance Adjuster!
If you have suffered property damage or business interruption from Hurricane Ike, call 1-800-ADJUSTERS or find out more on how We can Help You.
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Tornado Damage
Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some risk from this hazard.
Tornadoes are ranked by the damage they do using the six-tiered Fujita Scale. F0 and F1 tornadoes on the scale are considered "weak" and cause minimal to moderate damage with winds from 40-112 mph. F2 and F3 tornadoes are considered strong, packing winds of 113-206 mph that can cause major to severe damage. Violent tornadoes are those classified F4 and F5 with winds exceeding 206 mph. Damage is extreme to catastrophic.
When the air is set up for thunderstorm activity that can reach limits severe enough to produce a tornado, we then hear about tornado watches and tornado warnings. A "tornado watch" simply means that conditions in the air are favorable for the outbreak of tornadoes. When a "tornado warning" is announced, a tornado has actually been spotted.
This is the time to take both action and cover:
If you are in a house with a basement, go immediately to it. Stay away from windows. Perhaps you can go in the bathroom and shut the door. Get in your bathtub and lie down. If you live in a mobile home it is best to seek safety somewhere else during the tornado "watch." However, NEVER get into your car and try to outrun a tornado. If your home does not have a basement, get under a large piece of furniture, and again, remember to cover your head and neck with your arms or hold onto the table above your head.
If you are in a car, get out of it and immediately take shelter in a nearby dwelling. If there is not one near you, lie flat in a ditch, protecting your head. Be sure you are "away" from your car. If there is no ditch, simply lie flat.
If your property has been damaged by a tornado, keep your and your family's safety your primary concern. Tornados can damage the structural integrity of the building, and it may be unsafe to enter. If it is safe to enter, inspect the property.
- Clean up spilled medicines, bleaches, gasoline or other flammable liquids immediately. Leave the area if you smell gas or fumes from other chemicals.
- Inspect the entire length of chimneys for damage. Unnoticed damage could lead to a fire.
- Inspect utilities like gas, sewer and waterlines for leaks.
As with any loss, document your damage, take pictures, save all receipts. Report your Tornado damage to Insurance Company promptly. Consider hiring a professional. 1-800-ADJUSTERS is just a phone call away!