Storms leave $50M in insured damages across the region

The cleanup from last week's storms is largely complete and now the cost estimates are rolling in.

The storms that rolled across the area on the evening of May 14 brought about $50 million in insurance losses to Central Texas, according to the Insurance Council of Texas.

The council says about 20,000 insurance claims may be made from storm damage that uprooted trees, knocked out windows, damaged roofs and smashed cars. Average homeowner claims are estimated to be $3,500, and auto claims about $3,000.

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The storms brought wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour and large hail.

The council says the last storm to cause more insured losses than this month's came on March 24, 2005. That storm left about $100 million in damaged property across Central Texas.