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Hail: Social and Economic Impact
- Costs and losses to agricultural and livestock producers
- Reduced yields and crop loss
- Injuries or loss of livestock
- Damage to barns and other farm buildings
- Damage to farm machinery
- Damage to wood fences
- Loss from timber production
- Damage to trees resulting in increased susceptibility to disease
- Urban, residential, and commercial
- Damage to and destruction of buildings
- Roofs
- Windows
- Siding, stucco, brick, and other exterior building materials
- Loss of trees and landscaping
- Damage to automobiles, trucks, trains, airplanes, etc.
- Disruptions to local utilities and services
- Power
- Communications
- Transportation
- Health
- Injuries
- Fatalities
- Mental and physical stress
- General economic effects
- Revenue loss from lost production in business and industry
- Negative impact of economic multipliers
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