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

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

Some older roofs can sustain damage from only 50 mph winds.

The intensity of roof damage is determined by various factors: the velocity and impact of flying debris, the quality of the original installation, the building height and location in relation to other buildings, the angle and shape of the roof, and the material used on the roof.

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.

Some storm damage symptoms take time to appear.

And insurance companies can require you to get a claim in before their deadline.

Emergency response crews are available to provide property owners with assistance in turnkey restoration services, as well as assistance with frozen pipe damage, window damage, siding damage, and roof damage.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

We provide repair, replacement and restoration services due to tornado damage and hurricane damage for the following roofing systems: 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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