Insurers Pay Out Millions For Jefferson City, Missouri Tornado Damage

State insurance officials say Jefferson City residents made more than $170 million in insurance claims after a tornado hit the city on May 22.

KMIZ reports Missouri Department of Insurance data shows insurers paid out more than $122 million for those claims.

The data shows most of the claims were for residential work, which accounted for more than $43 million in payments.

Claims for commercial work received payments of $44 million.

A report released in July by Jefferson City and Cole County said the E3 tornado damaged 516 residential buildings, 82 commercial buildings and 30 government buildings.