storm damage
Wind and destruction
Storm damage is harm caused by severe weather—wind, hail, lightning, flooding, or fallen trees.
The term appears frequently in insurance claims and news reports: The hurricane caused millions in storm damage.
Property owners file for storm damage coverage; contractors advertise storm damage repair.
- evacuationsRemovals from dangerous areas
- emergency shelterTemporary housing during disasters
- claims processSteps to seek compensation
- insurance claimsDemands for policy compensation
- coverage limitsMaximum insurer will pay
insurer · deductible · disaster · tarp · soil erosion · chainsaw · cleanup crew · repair costs · building codes · shingles · fatalities · exclusions · coastal erosion · rescue operations · homelessness · floods · mold · debris
- weather damagelightning strikes, lightning strike, ice dam, snow load, spring flood
- building damagestructural collapse, cracked foundation, wall crack, bowing, sagging
- crop problemsblight, crop disease, root rot, wilting, fungal infection
- farm weatherweather, climate, precipitation, rainfall, humidity levels
- insurance risksbodily injury, liability claims, collision, vandalism, burglary
- tree damagerot, blight, canker, lightning strike, frost crack
storm damagewear and tear
Gradual damage from use
natural aging · age-related decline · deferred maintenance · everyday wear · vandalism
storm damagestructural integrity
Wholeness under load
mint condition · restoration · renovation · weatherproofing · improvement