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Which states experience the most flash floods, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes and other severe weather?

The use of social media for insurers has gone from optional to mandatory. Heres why.

Three new schools will open in Joplin, Missouri, this week, the latest step in the town's recovery from a devastating 2011 tornado that killed 161 people and destroyed 8,000 buildings.

Are tornadoes growing in intensity? What about frequency? A new statistical model may lead to answers.

Are tornadoes growing in intensity? What about frequency? A new statistical model may lead to answers.

Are tornadoes growing in intensity? What about frequency? A new statistical model may lead to answers.

On May 20 an EF5 tornado more than mile wide ripped through the suburbs of Oklahoma City for 40 minutes and laid to waste the 55,000-population city of Moore. Meanwhile, mid-May tornadoes in north-central Texas also damaged multiple homes, killing six people and injuring 100.

The mile-wide tornado that struck Joplin in 2011 generated $2.8 billion in claims. With the devastation, came lessons in resilience and kindness. What can we learn from the EF5 that struck Moore, Oklahoma last month?