Roof Damage Inspections Needed After Davenport, FL, Suffers Hailstone Strikes on Sunday, May 15, 2022

Property owners in Davenport, Florida, received a second helping of roof damage on Sunday, May 15th, as another rare hailstorm struck in less than one month.

The Davenport, FL area sustained five incidents of hail making ground fall over the last 12 months, based on reports by trained spotters. Doppler Radar indicates ice storms passed through the Polk County community 33 times with a pair of hailstone poundings in the last year, according to tracking reports. The previous ice strike occurred on April 17, 2022, when hailstorms pummeled much of Central Florida, including Davenport.

“A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for North Central Polk County Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. NWS said residents in the area can expect wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-size hail,” News Channel 8 warned Sunday, May 15th, as the storm approached. “The weather service added that strong winds and hail can cause damage to vehicles, roofs, siding, and trees. The warning is in effect until Sunday at 8:15 p.m. Residents in Davenport and Loughman are expected to receive the worst of the storm.”

A local hail damage map stretching from the eastern side of Route 27 to the Poinciana Parkway southwest of Intercession City shows a large front. The expansive yellow area indicates ice up to 1.25 inches in diameter impacted neighborhoods and business districts. Light orange patches highlight places that experienced ice up to 1.75 inches. Dark orange points to ice stones as large as tennis balls, causing hail damage to roofing systems.

Severe storms, bringing hail, strong winds, or tornadoes can cause severe roof damage, by ripping off roofing systems.

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.

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.

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.

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 deadlines from insurance companies could hinder you from filing 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.

The types of clients that consistently rely on RestoreMasters to assist them with hail or wind damage to tile roofing includes: all commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, churches, condos, apartments, hotels, resorts, restaurants, dealerships, retail properties, historical homes & buildings, warehouses and industrial properties.

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 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 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.

The RestoreMasters team is comprised of professionals specializing in storm damage insurance restoration, including: insurance claims experts, public adjusters, large loss attorneys, roofing engineers, building engineers, interior construction experts, and other experts in the field of damage restoration.

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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