Phoenix hail storm leaves homeowners facing repair costs

Apocalyptic. That's how one homeowner described Wednesday's storm when it hit the North Valley and the day after means it's time to clean up and start repairs. But that is easier said than done when you don't know exactly where to even begin. Fox 10's Brian Webb is live near 23rd Avenue in Cactus. That is one of the hardest hit areas across the valley. Brian. Yeah, a little bit like a scattered type war zone around here. Not every home was hit, but in some spots it is pretty bad, especially if you're staring down a large tree that fell in your front yard or getting ready to pay a large repair bill and you're not quite sure who you can trust. This North Phoenix neighborhood had a bullseye on its back and Jennifer Ball is left picking up the pieces on her property from broken windows to hail damage to her car and trailer. Crazy. I don't know what to do about the damage or where to start. This is what the storm looked like Wednesday afternoon when the storm was bearing down on Jennifer's backyard check out the golf ball sized hail left behind pounding anything in its path i've lived in Arizona my entire life and have never experienced a storm like this the entire area got hit by Mother Nature's fury limbs and leaves scattered everywhere trees pulled out by the roots and a large cactus tumbled onto the ground. Robert lives across the street and has damage to his roof and his car. Called the insurance adjuster while it was still hailing and it was, you know, I knew that there's damage. The windshield's been broken. The car's, he thinks it's totaled. So we'll see what he says. Roofing repair companies rushed to the scene surveying the damage and ready to help like John on Robert's roof. The minute you can make a claim or even call to your insurance company, it makes a ding on your insurance and then your insurance goes up. So sometimes it's better to actually have something that you can say, well, my roofer looked at it. And that's the other thing a storm leaves behind beyond the big mess, lots of confusion. Just ask Jennifer. I work paycheck to paycheck. Finding the money for another deductible is very tough and hard. Some of the Homeowners like Jennifer have set up creative ways to pay for this mess, like GoFundMe accounts, at least to maybe make a dent in the insurance deductible. We have her link at Fox10Phoenix.com. Live in North Phoenix, I'm Brian Webb, Fox 10 News.