Wind damage hides on the slope you cannot see.

What wind does

The crease is the injury. The missing tab is just the symptom.

When gusts top about 60 mph, shingle tabs lift and fold back. Some tear off, and those get noticed. Most fold back down, leaving a horizontal crease where the mat fractured. A creased shingle has lost its seal and its strength: the next modest wind finishes the job, usually long after the claim window feels closed. The May 18 event on our storm log ran 78 mph gusts through Derby and Haysville and produced exactly this pattern (illustrative).

Where we look

• Edge zones and ridges, where uplift pressure concentrates and the first tabs let go.
• The leeward slope, which suffers suction damage adjusters routinely miss from the ground.
• Field creases, found by lifting tabs by hand, row by row, not by driveway binoculars.
• Flashing and penetrations, where flexing works fasteners loose and opens slow leaks.

Wind claims fail short more often than hail claims because the damage photographs poorly from a distance. Our documentation lifts and photographs individual creases with slope maps, which is how the Andover case report on our projects page turned a one-slope scope into a full-elevation approval.

If shingles are gone and decking is open right now, skip this page and call the storm line: (555) 043-2300. Tarping is a 24/7 dispatch, covered on the emergency page.