The tornadoes that ripped through parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma late last week damaged some 7,200 homes, leaving a reconstruction tab of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic, the data analytics firm.
Some 127 tornadoes spun out of a severe weather system that moved across the country April 26 and 27. That followed a March hail outbreak in the Midwest and a year of record-breaking insured losses from severe convective storms, CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
In the latest storms, Iowa saw the most destruction to single and multifamily residential property, with an estimated 3,904 structures damaged. In Oklahoma, some 1,396 residential properties were hit, CoreLogic estimated.
At least 22 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, the most powerful of which ripped through Holdenville, Marietta and Sulphur, National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith told the Associated Press.
Those tornadoes were rated as EF3 or higher, meaning they were powerful enough to uproot or snap large trees, remove roofs and knock down walls of well-built homes and easily toss cars and heavy vehicles. They were particularly dangerous because they hit after 10 p.m.
Chart: Source: CoreLogic
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