State Farm catastrophe response vehicles heading to Florida

Posted on September 27, 2022
The catastrophe response vehicles departed State Farm’s headquarters in Bloomington Monday morning. (Photo courtesy State Farm)

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – State Farm has deployed its mobile catastrophe response vehicles in anticipation for the first hurricane to make U.S. landfall this year.

Landfall for Hurricane Ian is anticipated mid-late this week on the Gulf Coast of Florida, according to a news release from the Bloomington-based insurance company.

The exact track of the storm is still in flux but it is estimated to increase intensity to a Category 3 or 4 storm.

The Associated Press is reporting that as of Monday, Tampa and St. Petersburg appeared to be the among the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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