NU Online News Service, June 14, 12:07 p.m.EDT

Imagine getting your car back from a Texas auto body shop fromthe last hail storm just, in time to have it damaged again by icethe size of baseballs falling from the sky.

Such is the case for some unlucky drivers inthe Dallas area as two storm systems pummeled severalcities in the area with hail ranging in size from a golf ball to abaseball.

“We've had enough,” says Mark Hanna, spokesman for theInsurance Council of Texas (ICT), “Here we go with anotherhigh-loss event.”

In April more than a dozen tornadoes brought high winds and hail,ripping through the Dallas-Fort Worth area. ICT saysinsured losses from the tornadoes are estimated at $400million.

But the hail and wind storms June 13 could produce higherinsured losses. Damage from the tornadoes was concentrated inspecific areas. This last storm system affected a largerregion of the state.

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“You're talking about two systems with large hail hittingheavily-populated areas,” Hanna says. “Everything got hit. Theprice of roofs hasn't gotten any cheaper and neither have carrepairs.”

State Farm says it has already received more than 11,000 claimsas off early June 15: 7,898 auto claims and3,442 homeowners' insurance claims. Theinsurer expects claims numbers toincrease.

In comparison, several days after the April twisters State Farmreported about 8,610 auto claims.

Farmers Insurance says its claims count as of the afternoon ofJune 15 was nearly 4,500 and rising.

USAA says its members have submitted about 4,000 claims, withslightly more auto than homeowners' claims.

State Farm agent Stephanie South of Richardson, Texas says themorning after the hail storm was the busiest she has everhad.

“When I got in, every line was ringing,” she says. Most claimsare for heavily-damaged vehicles with shattered windows. Otherpolicyholders are calling to seek advice about their home roofs.South says she is telling policyholders to mitigate an futuredamages, especially for cars without windows, by garagingthe car or placing a tarp over it.

Hail the size of baseballs traveling at a high rate of speedfrom the sky is enough to break windshields and compromise theroofs of homes, leaving them susceptible to leaks.

Vehicles traveling on the city's highways when the hail startedfalling scrambled to find shelter under overpasses—which becamecrowded quickly—or on the sides of tractor-trailers, at least toshield some of the falling ice.

“Other than that, you pull over and take your lumps,” Hannasays.

Insurers have classified the June 13 storm as a catastrophe,meaning insurance adjusters from throughout the state are returningto Dallas to help with claims.

“If they were headed home from the last storm, they're headedback now,” Hanna says.