Why is this so important to you, Caslon??? Families were incinerated in their cars trying to escape, for crying out loud! Immeasurable amounts of wildlife and pets perished and there are thousands homeless. Shouldn't that be the freakin' focus?
Call an insurance agent up there if you need a "ballpark estimate" so badly - if you can find one whose business wasn't burned down, that is. I'm done with this subject.
Breathe, Cheryl, breathe.
I understand Caslon's curiosity. Losing your home is horrible. Losing it without insurance is even more horrible, unless you are very wealthy.
Having grown up in Hurricane country, I have seen people forced to live in tiny apartments in their golden years because they didn't have flood insurance for their dream home that was destroyed by floodwaters. The hurricane was an act of nature, the lack of flood insurance was a self-inflicted wound.
To me, getting everyone out alive is the primary focus.
If they are still alive, they haven't lost "everything."
Back on topic... It got up into the 40s today. Still colder than normal, but it was sunny, and the winds died down, so it was tolerable.
It is 33F right now, and the low is forecast to be 30F.
Low 60s tomorrow, which is back to normal for us right now.
CD