Emergency Roof Repairs In progress After A Tornado and Hail Strike Waynesboro, Virginia on April 26, 2022

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Apr 27, 2022

Tuesday afternoon,  April 26, 2022 found Waynesboro Virginia children waiting to be allowed to go home from school, while a tornado and hail ripped through the area, tearing down trees, ripping roofs off of buildings, breaking roof tiles, and creating chaos. The sky became dark and ominous about 1:15 pm, then the rain, hail and heavy winds blew in. William Ramsey, The News Leader’s Executive Editor, who lives in Waynesboro was driving in the area. He said “It was the heaviest daytime rain I’ve ever seen in Waynesboro in years”. In the midst of 15 minutes of a heavy downpour and 10 minutes of pea-sized hail, a tornado tore a track from Fishersville and dissipated near Wayneridge Road in Waynesboro. RestoreMasters dispatched crews to the area in order to assist with the many details relating to clean up, emergency repairs, insurance claims, and restoration.

The tornado left destruction in its wake, breaking and snapping trees and branches, hardwood and softwood alike. A farm on Tinkling Spring Road sustained the most damage in that area, roof and structural damage was caused to the barn, and the farmhouse lost its metal roof, which was found wrapped around the branches of a tree. The lumber from the barn was thrown approximately 125 yards into the air and embedded into the ground in many different directions. Dumpsters were flipped and an office complex sustained structural damage. The tornado’s finale was to cause a large tree to fall onto a home, leaving behind considerable damage before it dissipated.

An area map of Waynesboro, Virginia and neighboring communities, indicates a large swath of hail over 1” (yellow) with some communities getting pelted with hail close to 2” (orange).  Heavy wind (gray) propelled hailstones against homes and roofing systems, causing considerable damage to sidings and roofs. RestoreMasters is providing post-storm assessment, insurance assistance, emergency clean-up and temporary repairs, as home and business owners deal with the shock, since Waynesboro, Virginia is not used to tornado activity. They will continue working in the area, to ensure the citizens receive all the help they need to get back to pre-storm conditions.

Tornado Hail Map Waynesboro, Virginia - April 26, 2022

High winds, a tornado and hailstones cause damage throughout the Waynesboro, VA area, citizens and news centers fill social media with images and videos.

The National Weather Service storm map indicates tornado, wind, and hail damage throughout Augusta County and surrounding communities:

  • Waynesboro: Multiple trees down, branches down, trees uprooted and snapped, shingles blown off homes, piping blown off a warehouse that is under construction and blown almost a half a mile away, a roof partially displaced from a building on Expo Road, a steeple blown off the church on Lowery Lane, utility wires downed on Rosser Ave. and Pine Ave.
  • Ivy: Multiple trees and large limbs down.
  • New Canton: A Porta-John blown over.
  • Portlock: Trees uprooted or snapped and a roof blown off.
  • Greenbrier: One-inch tree limbs broken and shingles blown off roofs.
  • Hunterdale: Wind tore branches off trees and blew debris out of trash bins.
  • Franklin: Three-inch tree limbs and power poles broken.
  • Suffolk: Multiple large trees down, a tree blown through a house on Burnetts Way.
  • Cartersville: Barns flattened, roofs damaged, windows blown into homes.
  • Columbia: Trees down.
  • Bremo Bluff: Trees down on powerlines.
  • Pemberton: Multiple trees down and damage to homes.
  • George’s Tavern: Many trees down, some on homes.
  • Jarratt: Tractor shed was damaged and roof lifted off.
  • Benns Church: Trees down blocking Route 10 to Smithfield.
  • Chickahominy Shore: Trees down.
  • Worshams: Multiple trees down.

During storms like these, everyone is urged to be very careful of downed wires, especially when pooled water and puddles are in the area. Property owners and managers are also urged to be very careful of inspecting damaged buildings due to unseen structural compromises. This is why experts from RestoreMasters are dispatched to post-storm areas, as they can provide the necessary guidance to those who have little or no knowledge of what to look for in disaster-type situations.

Severe storms, bringing hail, strong winds, or tornadoes can cause severe roof damage, by ripping off roofing systems. Winds as low as 50 mph can cause some older roofs to be damaged. 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.

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Getting a roof inspection & property damage assessment after severe weather like this is important for determining whether you need to address roof damage from hail or high winds. Circumstances do not always allow for immediate repair of roof leaks. In the meantime, an experienced disaster roofing contractor can cover the roof or affected area with a tarp or with a durable plastic shrink wrap material, until such a time when more permanent repairs can be made. We need to stop more moisture damage, so we can prevent mold growth.
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. Symptoms of storm damage problems do not always show up immediately. And insurance companies sometimes enforce deadlines for claims, so you need to get your claim filed quickly.
Commercial property owners can rest assured that emergency response crews are available to assist with window, siding and roof damage, frozen pipe damage,  as well as 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.
Lighthouse Tabernacle - Sulphur, LARestoreMasters 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 storm damage repair, 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.
The RestoreMasters team of professionals includes: public adjusters, insurance claims experts, large loss attorneys, roofing and building engineers, interior restoration crews, and many more professionals specializing in insurance restoration for storm damage.
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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