Roofing Contractor Deployed To Central Jersey & Philadelphia, PA Area Due To Tennis Ball-Sized Hail, on May 20, 2022

Friday, May 20^th brought about heavy thunderstorms to the Philadelphia area, extending across the border to New Jersey. According to nj.com, hail measuring 2.5” in diameter, the size of a tennis ball dropped in Burlington County. Nearby, there was another storm a few days ago, with teacup-sized hail (3" in diameter), in Maryland & Delaware area, on May 16^th. The winds were up to 70 miles per hour during that storm.

Additionally, Camden County and Burlington County saw ping pong-ball-sized stones. Tennis ball-sized hail is rare in New Jersey. There was a tornado watch for 13 counties and a brief EF-0 tornado in Hazlet Township in the evening. Fortunately, there was no more severe tornadic activity, which could be devastating in a densely populated area such as New Jersey.

RestoreMaster contractors were sent to the area to assist with assessing roof damage. Hail at the size of a tennis ball falls at 44 - 72 mph, with no wind to propel it causes significant damage. This type of hail can break ceramic roof tiles, chip and crack asphalt tiles, dent and damage gutters, crack windows, and wreak havoc on sidings. Even small hail propelled in high winds can create damage.

The local hail and storm map indicates up to 2.5” hailstones indicated by dark orange. Varied size hail from 1” (yellow) to 1.75” (orange) pelted various areas around Pennsylvania, PA across the border to New Jersey’s Camden and Burlington County.

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.

After a severe storm of hail or high winds, it is important to get your roof inspected, and have a property damage assessment report so that you can learn whether you have damage to your roofing system.

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 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.

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.

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 storm damage repair, 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.

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

Our team of professionals includes: insurance claims experts, public adjusters, building engineers, roofing engineers, interior construction experts, large loss attorneys and other professionals specialized in storm damage insurance restoration projects.

We do repair, replacement and restoration services on the following roofing systems: TPO roofing, metal roofing, tile roofing for hail damage, slate roofing, asphalt shingle roofing from hurricane damage, EPDM roofing, roof coatings, torch down roofing, BUR roofing, SBS-modified roofing repair, PVC roofing.

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