Emergency Roof Repairs After Tornado & Heavy Wind Hit Southeast Louisville, Kentucky on April 13, 2022

There are countless reports of trees down or branches broken, interspersed with reports of roofs peeled off buildings, garages destroyed, barns damaged, outbuildings decimated, parts of homes blown down, construction material blown out of houses, and a trampoline left hanging on power lines. The lower speed winds were in the range of 60 to 82 mph, which can cause significant damage.

Additional reports say a Ford Ranger in Glenmary, KY, parked in a driveway was picked up and slid 11 yards away and left surrounded by house insulation on three sides. One home was in direct contact with 85-90 mph tornadic wind, which got into the house through the attached garage, causing massive structural damage to the roofing, with roof decking and insulation thrown into the trees. The owners of the house reported intense ear pressure when the tornado blew through and around the house. Another tornado, along with straight-line winds did damage throughout South Central Shelby County, strangely leaving some structures unscathed, while decimating others. One of the EF-1 tornadoes straddled Highway 60 twisting and snapping utility poles along its way.

The tornadoes were accompanied by hail over Home Valley and Radcliff of Hardin County. Reports came in of quarter to baseball-sized stones. Damage was inflicted on cars, residential windows, and roofing systems throughout the area. Wind and tornado path maps indicate the widest span of damage was from high winds and tornado activity. Large gray areas on the weather map show areas hit with 58-73 mph wind speeds, dark gray areas indicate wind speeds of 74-95 mpg, while tornado paths are shown as black slivers.

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

Some older roofs can be damaged by winds as low as 50 miles per hour.

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.

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.

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.

Even if you don't think your roof was damaged, you will want to get your roof inspected if your property falls anywhere within the hail damage map.

Some storm damage problems do not produce symptoms right away.

And insurance company deadlines could hinder your ability to file a claim later.

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.

If your building recently sustained damage due to wind, hail, falling trees, collapsed roof, or other storm-related issues, give us a call today.

RestoreMasters is a hail damage roofing and restoration contractor and provides storm damage restoration services including: commercial and industrial roofing, emergency roof repair, tarping & shrink wrap roofing, tile roof repair, water removal, burst pipe repair, water damage restoration, fire damage cleanup & fire damage restoration, debris cleanup, disaster response, tornado damage roofing & restoration, hurricane damage roofing & restoration, mold remediation, interior restoration and construction services to rebuild your property.

If you need help recovering from storm damage, contact RestoreMasters.

As large loss claims experts, our team works directly with your insurance company to get your facility back on its feet.

A turnkey restoration contractor, we can help you with all phases of restoration from emergency response services to total build 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.

Types of roofing systems we repair & replace: 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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