Emergency Roof Crews Alerted As Little Rock, Central Arkansas Pummeled By Hail & Tornadoes April 11, 2022

Multiple tornados and hail pounded Little Rock and Central Arkansas on Monday, April 11th, leaving a wake of power outages, roof wind damage, and devastated property owners seeking emergency repairs. RestoreMaster alerted teams of commercial damage technicians to stand ready as community members reach out for emergency roof repairs.

The barrage of tornados and hailstorms drew national media attention as outlets issued critical alerts and covered the ensuing wreckage. At least four tornados cut through communities, and a funnel cloud threatened Little Rock Air Force Base while hailstones pounded buildings.

“A large, extremely dangerous, and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground," the National Weather Service reportedly tweeted at 8:34 p.m. CT. “To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!”

The University of Central Arkansas, located 30 miles north of Conway, was forced to cancel classes due to power outages and storm-driven flooding. Little Rock’s THV 11 News reported at least four EF1 tornados touching down. The local news organization indicated the first ripped Scranton in Logan County. A second high-wind twister was spotted near Mayflower in Faulkner County and traveled into Pulaski County. Other confirmed tornados brought property damage to Bloomer in Sebastian County and Charleston in Franklin County after traveling upwards of four miles each. THV 11 also reported, “there was plenty of damage due to the hails and strong winds.”

Local hail damage maps reveal multiple, fast-moving storm formations that pummeled communities as far east as Springs Village, north to the outskirts of Center Ridge, and as far west as Forest City. Yellow bands on the hail damage map system indicate ice balls approximately 1 inch in diameter, pelting numerous communities. Orange swaths point to ice as large as golf balls striking automobiles and causing roof damage in places that include Lonsdale, around Mayflower, Searcy, and northeast of Brinkley. But baseball-sized ice stones are highlighted in purple, and they battered Cabot.

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.

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.

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.

If your property was anywhere within the storm damage map, it would be best to get your roof inspected, even if you think your roof was not damaged.

Many storm damage symptoms are not always evident immediately.

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.

We serve the following types of property owners with hail or wind damage to tile roofing: hospitals and clinics, schools, universities, institutions, churches, condos, hotels, resorts, retail properties, warehouses, mult-family, historical properties, industrial properties and residential 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 RestoreMaster, 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 help recovering from storm damage, contact RestoreMaster.

Our team of large loss insurance claim experts works directly with your insurance company to get your facility back to pre-storm condition.

We provide all aspects of building restoration, from emergency response services and cleanup to total build back of your facility.

The RestoreMaster 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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