Commercial Roof Inspections in South Dakota & Iowa for Derecho Wind & Hail Damage Insurance Claims After Storm on July 5, 2022

The sky turned green as if an omen that one of the worst imaginable high wind and hailstone storms would ravage hundreds of miles of South Dakota and Iowa on Tuesday, July 5th. Green skies and hurricane-force winds are signatures of a “derecho” that has property owners across two states needing emergency roof repair. RestoreMasters has commercial roof inspection services and repair teams in South Dakota and Iowa to help.

“Hail roughly 4 inches in diameter was reported just north of Timber Lake in Dewey County. That’s about the size of a grapefruit. Grapefruit-sized fell near Timber Lake during Tuesday’s derecho,” the Aberdeen News reported in South Dakota. “A 91 mph wind gust was reported about 4 miles north of Agar in Sully County. The region largely saw wind gusts between 70 and 90 mph, with a handful of 80 mph wind gusts reported in Hand County.”

Iowa residents sustained similar damage, and commercial building owners are urged to request a complimentary roof inspection. A prompt commercial roof inspection helps fast-track insurance claims and fund a permanent solution after emergency roof repair efforts secure the building.

A local high wind and hailstorm damage map shows the massive derecho storm stretching from the Northwest corner of South Dakota to Davenport, Iowa. The enormous light and dark gray areas indicate high winds. The darker areas are where intense straight-line and hurricane-force gusts literally tore roofs off buildings.

The yellow, orange and purple swaths point to hailstone strikes, primarily in Northwest South Dakota. Yellow shows ice up to 1.25 inches making landfall. The orange spaces point to hailstones up to 1.75 inches in diameter pounding rooftops. But the purples concentrations are where hailstones the size of grapefruits shattered windshields, damaged roofing systems, and left building owners with leaking roofs.

Strong winds can rip open some roofing systems and cause severe roof wind damage.

Older roofs are susceptible to severe wind damage, by winds as low as 50 mph.

Several factors will determine the severity of roof damage: the height of the building and proximity to nearby structures, the quality of work by the original installers, the shape and angle of the roof, the age and type of roofing materials, and the impact from debris.

Following severe weather like this, it’s important to get a thorough roof inspection & property damage assessment to determine whether or not you have roof damage from hail or wind.

In situations where you’ve got a leaking roof, experienced disaster roofing contractors can stop the leaks temporarily, by laying tarp or by using a durable shrink-wrap plastic membrane in the affected areas, or even over the entire roof. This will keep your building protected until permanent repairs can take place. This will help prevent mold infestation from water leaks.

Get your roof inspected, even if you think there is no problem, especially if your property falls anywhere within the area of the hail and wind damage map.

Some storm damage symptoms take time to appear.

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.

We provide services to clients of all types, with hail or wind damage to tile roofing, such as: hospitals, medical facilities, churches, schools, colleges & universities, museums, condos, hotels, warehouses, resorts, retail properties, historical properties, industrial properties, and residential properties.

If your building has sustained harm from fallen trees, collapsed roof or any other damage related to hail, tornado or wind storms, call us today.

We are RestoreMasters, a restoration contractor specializing in wind & hail damage roofing, providing storm damage restoration services including: disaster response, commercial and industrial roofing, tile roof repair, emergency roof repair with tarp or shrink wrap, debris cleanup, water removal, pipe burst cleanup, water damage restoration, tornado damage roofing & restoration.

In addition to that, we respond to disaster situations with: hurricane damage roofing & restoration, mold remediation, interior restoration and construction, windows & doors, and other services to rebuild your property. We also provide fire damage restoration.

If you need storm damage repair, 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.

As a turnkey restoration contractor, we step in at the beginning with emergency response services and will stay with you throughout the entire process till your property is built back.

Our team of professionals includes: insurance claims experts, public adjusters, building engineers, roofing engineers, interior construction experts, large loss attorneys and other professionals specialized in storm damage insurance restoration projects.

We do repair, replacement and restoration services on the following roofing systems: TPO roofing, metal roofing, tile roofing for hail damage, slate roofing, asphalt shingle roofing from hurricane damage, EPDM roofing, roof coatings, torch down roofing, BUR roofing, SBS-modified roofing repair, PVC roofing.

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