As of Wednesday, it was two years since a tornado outbreak that dropped at least nine separate tornadoes in northern Texas, including an EF-3 tornado that stayed on the ground for 32 minutes in northeast Dallas.
That tornado in Dallas on the night of October 20, 2019 caused an estimated damage of $ 1.5 billion, making it the most expensive tornado event in Texas history.
There is still evidence of the damage that was wreaked havoc along the EF-3 tornado’s 15 miles path. On the southeast corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane, the tornado tore through a mall anchored by a grocery store in Central Market. This store didn’t reopen until June 30 of this year, about 20 months after the storm. The rest of the stores on the Strip that are connected to the grocery store have yet to reopen.
Just this week, at least two property owners filed new lawsuits against their insurance companies, alleging breach of contract for non-payment of claims.
In one case, a homeowner filed a lawsuit for him and his widow, a woman who suffered from cancer at the time of the tornado that later claimed her life. Homeowner Richard Carrell claims that the tornado damaged her home in the 6300 block of Northport Drive in Dallas and that his insurance company Nationwide fought it “with Machiavellian cunning and callousness.”
Carrell claims the insurance company pushed for cosmetic fixes in his home instead of a proper repair, and offered a “take it or leave it” payment as a result.
In a separate lawsuit, Realm Management, LLC, the owner of a warehouse in Garland that was damaged by an EF-2 tornado that night, alleged that its insurance provider, AGCS Marine Insurance Company, refused to provide an adequate one Pay to cover damage to the roof and walls of the warehouse on South Shiloh Road.
When you think of tornadoes in Texas, you think of months like April and May. But on October 18, 2019, the most expensive tornado in Dallas history landed near Love Field. It made a devastating route through some of the most densely populated parts of the city while thousands of people sat in their homes.
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