Commercial Roof Inspections Demopolis, AL For Hail Damage Insurance Claims After Storm On October 12, 2022
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A fast-moving storm swept across Demopolis, AL, Wednesday, Oct. 12th, leaving a trail of roof hail damage and property owners in need of commercial roof inspection services. RestoreMasters has commercial roof inspection professionals in the area to help assess roof storm damage and provide a reliable quote for an insurance claim. Those impacted by hailstone strikes can contact the roof repair office in Birmingham, AL.
As the storm approached, organizations such as the AlabamaWX Weather Blog issued safety warnings, due to its unpredictability.
“Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm,” AlabamaWX reported. “Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”
Property owners who took hailstone strikes are urged to request a complimentary roof inspection. Even when hail property damage doesn’t seem to require emergency roof repair, dented and cracked metal panels, as well as compromised sealants, typically lead to moisture penetrations over time. Hail roof leaks are a leading cause of water damage and hazardous mold growths.
A local hail damage map confirmed the extreme weather alert. The map shows a storm front stretching from the southwest of Demopolis to the northeast across I-80 and Route 69. Yellow indicates hail up to 1.25 inches pelted the region. Light orange highlights areas where ice chunks up to 1.75 inches inflicted property damage. But the dark section hovering over the I-80 business district proves hailstones 2.5 inches in diameter dented and cracked roofing systems.
Social media posts about the Demopolis hail damage and related storms:
Hail near Demopolis this morning. Pic from Trish Langley #alwx @wvua23 pic.twitter.com/ERehkKTdvO
— Richard Scott (@RichardWVUA23) October 12, 2022
Large hail & high winds caused damage across the Southeast yesterday as strong lines of storms moved through the region. Several areas experienced gusts of 50-60mph and in some cases, accompanied by 1.25-1.75" hail. The largest hailstones were 2.75" falling near Demopolis, AL. pic.twitter.com/nsT7xGRK8k
— StormIntelligence (@StormIntel) October 13, 2022
An abnormally intense hail core passing south of Hamilton this evening. You don’t see many like that this far east, much less this time of year. #ALwx pic.twitter.com/lLMxH7m0ok
— Will (@TheWeatherWill) October 13, 2022
A severe thunderstorm produced very large hail in AL this morning in a small area on the Southern side of Demopolis. The average hailstone size was 2-2.25" with a maximum size of 2.75" diameter. The largest hail fell in the SW corner of Highway 80 and 43 SW of Demopolis. pic.twitter.com/geB1i3aOPY
— StormIntelligence (@StormIntel) October 12, 2022
Hail earlier this morning at Gallion… Photo from Jessica Mays pic.twitter.com/AO3v9JIZrX
— James Spann (@spann) October 12, 2022
Hail storm moving into Hamilton @weswyattweather @WVTM13 @StephWVTM13 pic.twitter.com/obHcx83ieN
— Earl Woods (@tigersdad2) October 13, 2022
The hail from the severe thunderstorm warning from Demopolis Alabama @spann pic.twitter.com/dyhtSRy5qR
— Ty Henry (@tyhenry776) October 12, 2022
(1/2): How common is large hail in Alabama in October? Not very! Yesterday morning's hail near Gallion/Demopolis was only the 7th recorded instance of 2"+ diameter hail in Alabama since 1950, with most of those occurrences not happening until late in the month. pic.twitter.com/QqAFmkhoqD
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) October 14, 2022
Hail photo from Hamilton 📸: Heather Gann #alwx @WBRCnews @NWSBirmingham pic.twitter.com/qQlXau9XNa
— Wes Wyatt (@weswyattweather) October 13, 2022
Hail falling in Demopolis from the severe storm that pushed across northern Marengo County. @NWSBirmingham📷: Debra Seabron Williams pic.twitter.com/iK9ZlhfFtB
— Tyler Sebree ⚡️ (@TylerWSFA12) October 12, 2022
Hail earlier tonight near Hamilton… video from Lisa Danford pic.twitter.com/uueNdo6EbY
— James Spann (@spann) October 13, 2022
A National Weather Service high wind, tornado, and hailstorm map for Wednesday, Oct. 12th, shows storms blanketing Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky, as well as concentrations in Georgia and Michigan. All told, there were 12 tornados, 92 high wind incidents, and 51 hailstorms over the 24-hour period. Reports indicate the Demopolis and neighboring communities sustained the following.
- Demopolis: Ice the size of quarters pelted residential areas and business hubs in Marengo County.
- Gallion: Social media images show hail the size of hen eggs hitting rooftops across Hale County.
- Hamilton: Ice stones the size of ping pong balls struck windshields and dented metal roofs in Marion County.
Having a commercial roof inspection conducted following a severe weather event identifies obvious and sometimes subtle damage that may go unrepaired. The process also provides property owners and managers with a comprehensive evaluation and reliable quote to present to an insurance company.
RestoreMasters dispatched emergency roofing contractors and inspectors to Augusta, GA, on May 6, 2022, after a hail and wind storm left widespread property damage.
Some roofing systems can be severely harmed by damage from heavy winds, tornadoes, or hail.
Older roofs are susceptible to severe wind damage, by winds as low as 50 mph.
The severity of roof damage depends on several factors including: type and age of roofing materials, presence of flying debris, roof shape and angle, building height and proximity to adjacent structures and the quality of original roof installation.
After a severe storm of hail or high winds, it is important to get your roof inspected, and have a property damage assessment report so that you can learn whether you have damage to your roofing system.
If roof leaks do occur, an experienced disaster roofing contractor can stop leaks with tarping or shrink wrapping, where affected areas (or the entire roof) are covered with a durable shrink-wrapped plastic membrane till permanent repairs can take place. That way you can prevent mold growth from water intrusion.
If your property was anywhere within the storm damage map, it would be best to get your roof inspected, even if you think your roof was not damaged.
Many storm damage symptoms are not always evident immediately.
And insurance companies can require you to get a claim in before their deadline.
Emergency response crews are available to assist commercial property owners with roof damage, frozen pipe damage, siding and window damage, and turnkey restoration services.
Our clients include: schools, hospitals, hotels, churches, resorts, retail, warehouse, industrial, and other commercial properties as well as residential properties with hail or wind damage to tile roofing systems.
Call us today, if your building or roofing system has seen damage from fallen trees or collapsed roof or any other damage from hail, tornadoes or wind storms.
RestoreMasters is a disaster restoration contractor, providing storm damage restoration from hail, tornadoes, fire and flood, responding to emergencies in disaster situations, by aiding with repair of commercial and industrial roofing, tile roofs, providing temporary solutions to cover damaged roofs with tarp or shrink wrap.
We also provide clean up of storm debris, water damage cleanup, frozen pipe burst cleanup, restoration after water damage, mold remediation, tornado damage roofing & restoration, hurricane damage roofing & restoration, interior restoration and construction and much more. We also provide fire damage cleanup & restoration.
If you need help recovering from storm damage, contact RestoreMasters.
As one of the nation’s leading large loss claims experts, our team of independent adjusters works directly with your insurance company to help expedite the process and get your facility back to full operation in no time.
A turnkey restoration contractor, we can help you with all phases of restoration from emergency response services to total build back.
RestoreMasters provides a large team of professionals working on your behalf, including: insurance claims experts, large loss attorneys, public adjusters, roofing and building engineers, interior construction experts, and other professionals with a specialty in storm and disaster damage insurance restoration.
We provide repair, replacement and restoration services due to tornado damage and hurricane damage for the following roofing systems: TPO roofing, metal roofing, tile roofing, slate roofing, asphalt shingle roofing, EPDM roofing, roof coatings, torch down roofing, BUR roofing, SBS-modified roofing, PVC roofing.
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