If the roof was already damaged or compromised then pea sized hail might cause further damage or leaking.
1 inch hail on new roof.
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In 2019 the united states experienced 5 396 large hail storms as documented by the noaa severe weather database.
According to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa there was a total of 4 611 hail storms in the united states during the year 2018 with 2019 ending on a higher number as of year end more than 5 396 hail events were recorded although most people think that property and roof damage only occur in rare instances with larger than average hailstones even the smallest.
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Hail that is less than 1 inch 2 54 cm in circumference will be more difficult to identify.
In fact even hail smaller than 1 inch can cause damage to a roof or to other areas of your house.
Hail that is 1 to 2 inches 2 54 to 5 1 cm will be visible on the soft metal and most likely on the singles themselves and 2 inch 5 1 cm hail will be visible throughout the roof.
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Damage to a roof from hail this size can be more difficult to identify.
Less than 1 inch.
One of these storm clusters was a beast of a hail storm in colorado.
Know that many insurance companies will require a certain amount or rate of hail damage.
Cedar shingles 1 25 inch hail stone.
Hail size refers to the diameter of the hailstone.
Every year multiple hail storms cause billions of dollars of property damage.
Typically a hail stone larger than 1 will cause damage to your home.
Here s a helpful chart to show the correlation between the size of a hail stone and the type of roof it can damage.
Of course the age and condition of the roof should be taken into account.
Depending on the size of the hail that fell the damage may be more or less obvious.
Heavy cedar shakes 1 50 inch hail stone.
3 tab asphalt singles 1 inch hail stone.
Marble sized hail 1 2 inch marble sized hail can also fall into this safe zone and not normally cause damage to a roof.
Any hail damage on our siding or deck means you should get a roof inspection.
When smaller than an inch or about the size of a quarter hail can inflict damage to asphalt roofing.
That storm dropped a record setting 4 83 inch diameter hailstone in bethune colorado.