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Wind damage repair in Tulsa, OK.

Oklahoma straight-line winds hit the west and southwest faces of your roof first. A 70 mph gust breaks seal strips, tears ridge cap, and can pull entire shingle sections off in seconds. You wake up to shingles in the yard and a bare patch visible from the street. Or you wake up to nothing visible and do not realize the seals are broken until the next storm finishes the job.

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Q: How do I know if my roof has wind damage after a storm?

A: Check for shingles in the yard or on the ground around the house. Look for bare, dark patches on the roof from the driveway. Check your ridge cap for gaps or sections that are not lying flat. Look at the west and southwest slopes first. Those catch the storm track. Then call us for a proper inspection.

Wind is the most under-documented form of roof damage in Tulsa. After a hail event, homeowners notice. The dents on the car and the AC condenser make the storm real. After a pure wind event with no hail, most homeowners never get on the roof. The damage sits there, getting worse with each subsequent storm.

We see it most often on homes in South Tulsa with older three-tab shingles on southwest-facing slopes. The seal strips on three-tab shingles are narrower than on architectural shingles and degrade faster in Oklahoma heat. Once the seal fails, that tab is essentially loose. The next 60 mph gust takes it. And the next exposed tab goes with it.

Wind damage repairs are often simpler than storm owners expect. A section or single slope can be re-shingled without touching the rest of the roof. Get the documentation done first, before you file a claim or make any decisions. See our free roof inspection for how we document it.

Wind damage indicators

Six signs wind hit your roof.

Some are obvious. A few require a close inspection to catch before they become a bigger problem.
01

Shingles in your yard or driveway

The clearest sign. If shingles came off, that section of the roof has exposed underlayment or decking that needs attention today.

02

Dark or bare patches visible on the roof

Areas where shingles are completely missing show as dark patches from the driveway. Get someone on the roof before the next rain.

03

Lifted or loose ridge cap

Ridge cap is the first to go in high wind events. Gaps or sections that are not fully adhered allow wind to work under the field shingles below.

04

Creased or bent shingles

Wind does not always remove shingles cleanly. Sometimes it folds them, breaking the shingle mat underneath. These need replacement even if they look reattachable.

05

Broken seal strips on shingle tabs

You usually cannot see this from the ground. But once the seal breaks, future storms will lift those tabs. A drone inspection reveals this pattern across the entire slope.

06

Tree limb contact or debris on the roof

Branches that rested on the roof during a storm can scratch granules, crack shingles, or damage flashing. Even if nothing punched through, a debris check after high winds is worth doing.

Our wind damage process

From wind event to repaired roof.

01/04

Document before anything moves

Shingles in the yard, exposed decking, displaced ridge cap. All of it gets photographed before we touch anything. This is your insurance documentation.

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02/04

Full roof assessment

Drone over every plane. We look for broken seals across all slopes, not just the obvious sections. Wind does not follow a straight line and the damage does not either.

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03/04

Scope and claim support

Written repair or replacement scope. If the damage warrants a claim, we walk you through the filing and meet your adjuster on the roof.

Adjuster meeting
04/04

Repair the damaged section

Section re-shingling with matched materials. New ridge cap where needed. Proper fastening pattern for Oklahoma wind. Written warranty on all work.

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Cost considerations

What drives the cost of wind damage repair.

The area affected is the primary driver. A few missing shingles on a single slope is a simple repair. An entire southwest face with broken seals throughout is a section replacement. Material match matters on newer roofs. On roofs over 10 years old, matching the weathered color is sometimes not possible.

If the wind damage is covered by insurance, the scope we document becomes the repair budget. We work within the approved scope and flag anything that falls outside it before we start. No surprises on the invoice.

The next storm is coming. Get the current damage documented first.

Why AE Roofing

Tulsa wind patterns are predictable. We know the slopes to check first.

Oklahoma severe weather systems track from the southwest. That means the southwest-facing slopes of any Tulsa home take the brunt of most wind events. We know this. When we do a wind damage inspection, we start there and work systematically. We do not just look at what is obviously missing. We check the seal strip adhesion across the entire windward face.

Our storm damage and hail damage documentation is used by adjusters across every major carrier in Oklahoma. The same standard applies to pure wind events.

Service area

Wind damage repair across Tulsa and:

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Wind damage FAQ

Questions about
wind damage.

Call us if you have active exposure after last night's storm.

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Yes. Wind damage from named storms, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes is covered under standard Oklahoma homeowner's policies. Most policies cover the full replacement cost if your roof is on an RCV policy. Document the damage within your claim window.
Yes. Seal strips that bond shingle tabs together can break loose without the tab visibly lifting. Once the seal breaks, that section will start lifting in future wind events. Only a close inspection reveals broken seals and damaged tabs that look flat from below.
Standard architectural shingles are rated to 110 to 130 mph depending on the manufacturer and install method. Oklahoma severe thunderstorms regularly produce straight-line wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph. That is below the rating, but repeated events weaken the seal strips over time.
Wind damage looks like lifted tabs, missing shingles, torn edges, and displaced ridge cap. Hail damage shows as circular impact marks, granule loss, and bruising on the shingle mat. Both can occur in the same storm. We document them separately for the insurance report.
Typically yes, under the sudden and accidental damage provisions of your policy. We document the impact zone, assess structural damage to the decking and rafters, and scope the repair. The key is getting documentation before anything gets moved.
Depends on the extent. A section of lifted or missing shingles on one slope is a repair. If the wind event exposed multiple planes or revealed underlying granule loss and aging across the whole roof, replacement may be more cost-effective. We show you both scenarios.
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