Maybe this point has been made before, but I wonder if insurance companies appreciate that sometimes being a chaser saves you and others from damage. Although I have had a large hail claim for the first time this year due to elements outside my control, I feel most of the time I am much more safe from hail damage than the average person.
I was at work yesterday in Centennial, Colorado and saw 2" hail on GRLevel3. Went to the window and saw a vicious shelf cloud and squall line approaching, and was able to escape (and offer warning to a couple others). Saved at least 10k in damage to my car judging from how many of the vehicles look today - some will be totaled out with damage to all top and most side panels, and a couple cracked windshields. Wish I could have warned more people but it wouldn't have been safe to advise large numbers of people to try to drive their cars out of danger area.
I was at work yesterday in Centennial, Colorado and saw 2" hail on GRLevel3. Went to the window and saw a vicious shelf cloud and squall line approaching, and was able to escape (and offer warning to a couple others). Saved at least 10k in damage to my car judging from how many of the vehicles look today - some will be totaled out with damage to all top and most side panels, and a couple cracked windshields. Wish I could have warned more people but it wouldn't have been safe to advise large numbers of people to try to drive their cars out of danger area.
