Commercial Roof Damage Inspections Underway in New Port Richey, Florida, For Tornado And Hail Damage After Storm On May 31, 2022
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A tornado caused damage in New Port Richey, Florida on May 31, 2022, but thankfully no one was hurt. There was damage to homes, vehicles, downed trees, and debris tossed throughout the area. Residents watched the funnel clouds appear before their eyes. According to WFLA.com, one resident said she watched the funnel cloud form, but then shortly after she ran inside and hid in the bathroom. “It just started taking things from the ground and turning it around, turn it, spinning it, winds started forming and debris started flying, everything started flying,” she said.
Wind and debris being thrown against roofs and tornadic-wind-driven hail can cause great damage to roof tiles and shingles. It is imperative to have a roof inspection after an incident like this, to avoid water seepage under tiles and shingles due to cracked, chipped, or sheared-off tiles or shingles. Early in April, La Belle, Florida had a hail storm, dropping golf-ball-sized stones, RestoreMaster aided in the aftermath of that with roof inspections and insurance claim reporting.
RestoreMaster offers free roof inspection, click here for more details.
The local hail and tornado map indicates the path of the tornado (black), in the southeast area of the hail storm, which dropped up to 1” hail (yellow).
Images of the tornado and damage were posted to social media by residents and news centers.
Video from that earlier storm that had a brief tornado near New Port Richey #FLwx https://t.co/lDWECqBccR
— Spectrum Bay News 9 Weather (@bn9weather) May 31, 2022
WHOA! @NickKrasz_Wx captured these images of the storm damage at Olivia's Subs & Pizza on Seven Springs Boulevard in the New Port Richey/Trinity area.#FlWx #10TampaBay pic.twitter.com/GU7CCU0NSE
— 10 Tampa Bay (@10TampaBay) May 31, 2022
Timelapse of the storm coming into New Port Richey that caused a tornado later on. @ReedTimmerAccu @spann pic.twitter.com/PlZZ3aII8q
— Shane Havens (@shanehavens3) June 1, 2022
#ALERT: STORM DAMAGE|NEW PORT RICHEY|AREA OF BELVEDERE TERRACE| Firefighters are reporting minor damage to homes and trees down in the area. Please avoid the area. No injuries are reported. #PCFRNews pic.twitter.com/KgXAyeQBm7
— Pasco Fire Rescue (@PascoFireRescue) May 31, 2022
#PascoCounty#ALERT: STORM DAMAGE|NEW PORT RICHEY|AREA OF BELVEDERE TERRACE| Firefighters are reporting minor damage to homes and trees down in the area. Please avoid the area. No injuries are reported. #PCFRNews#FloridaPoliceScanner pic.twitter.com/5GQ2Tc9W0i
— Florida Police Scanner (@FLPoliceScanner) May 31, 2022
NOAA’s storm and damage map report indicates damage in the Port Richey area, Pasco County and surrounding areas of Florida.
- New Port Richey: Debris and tree down on three cars, tree and aluminum laying on power lines.
- Town ‘N’ Country: Multiple reports of a funnel cloud and possible tornado.
- Desoto Lakes: Multiple reports of funnel cloud sightings in the area.
- Madison: Tree down at Hwy 145 at Shrine Club Road, Tree down on powerline just south of Madison.
- Hanson: Large tree down at Almond Ave and Shrine Club Road.
- Cherry Lake: Tree down on Hwy 53.
- Lehigh Acres: Large tree toppled.
- West Samoset: Utility poles snapped and roof damage at Pictown Mobile Home Park.
It is imperative to deal with roof damage immediately, with emergency coverage either shrink wrapping or tarping, in order to prevent water damage from future rain storms. RestoreMaster has experts in the area who are working to provide emergency solutions.
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.
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.
Many storm damage symptoms are not always evident immediately.
And insurance company deadlines could hinder your ability to file a claim later.
Commercial property owners can depend on RestoreMaster emergency response crews to assist them with catastrophic roof damage, siding and window damage, frozen pipe damage, and turnkey restoration services.
The types of clients that consistently rely on RestoreMaster 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.
Give us a call today, if the building on your property recently was damaged from wind, fallen trees, hail, collapsed roof or any other storm-related damage.
We are a disaster restoration contractor providing damage restoration from hail, tornadoes, fire and flood. RestoreMaster responds to disaster emergencies by repairing roofing systems of commercial and residential buildings, starting with temporary solutions using tarp or shrink wrap to prevent leaks, until more permanent solutions are decided upon. We also assist with debris cleanup, water removal, burst pipe damage repair, water damage building restoration, tornado damage roofing & restoration, hurricane damage roofing & restoration, mold remediation, interior restoration and reconstruction, and many other services to rebuild your damaged property. We also provide fire & smoke damage restoration.
Contact RestoreMaster if you need help fixing storm damage.
Our team of large loss insurance claim experts works directly with your insurance company to get your facility back to pre-storm condition.
A turnkey restoration contractor, we can help you with all phases of restoration from emergency response services to total build back.
RestoreMaster 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.
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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