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Owensboro reports widespread hail damage; insurance claims, vehicle and building repairs expected to take years
Summary
City staff told the commission that a March hailstorm damaged roughly half of city vehicles and most public structures, triggered three insurance claims, and that claims handling could remain open 36–42 months.
Brent Kelly, the city of Owensboro’s safety and loss prevention manager, told the city commission on May 6 that a March hailstorm caused widespread damage to city property and vehicles and has produced a prolonged insurance process.
Kelly said the city has filed three separate insurance claims — property (buildings/structures), auto (vehicles), and inland marine (outdoor fixtures such as decorative lights, benches and trailers) — and is working with the Kentucky League of Cities, local broker EM Ford, third‑party adjuster Collins and Company, and Maven Contracting to document and estimate losses.
“The city of Owensboro insured approximately 220 structures. Of those 220 structures, about 87% of them took some type of hail damage,” Kelly said. He told commissioners the city insures roughly…
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