Georgia leads the nation in insurance claims for lightning strikes, according to State Farm, the state’s largest home and auto insurer.
State Farm said it paid out more than $200 million in insurance claims related to lightning strikes last year, with Georgia ranking No. 1 with $21 million in payouts for 3,844 claims.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said lightning strikes appear to be more active this year than in the past few years, when there were fewer thunderstorms and the region was under drought conditions.
“We are no longer in a drought, and this pattern brings in more storms, more often,” Minton said Thursday.
Metro Atlanta has been hit by major storms in recent weeks, and Minton said another wet period is in the eight- to 14-day weather outlook. There is a 20 percent chance of rain Saturday and a 40 percent Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
via State Farm: Georgia leads in lightning paid claims | www.ajc.com.
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