High wind lifts and creases shingles, falling limbs bruise and puncture them, and hail strips granules — and almost none of it shows from the driveway. Our free inspection documents exactly what a storm left behind, in writing.
Friday night’s storms put trees and heavy limbs down across the area, knocked out power to more than 101,000 CPS Energy customers, and gusted to 59 mph at the New Braunfels airport and 64 mph at Kelly Field. If a limb came down on your roof, or shingles lifted, call — the look is free.
Call Joshua Now · (210) 440-1013The line of storms that crossed the I-35 corridor on the evening of Friday, August 28 was a wind and downed-tree event, not a hail event — and that changes what the damage looks like. The National Weather Service had northern Bexar and south-central Comal counties under a flash flood warning until 12:15 a.m. Saturday, 2–3 inches of rain fell in parts of the warned area, measured gusts hit 59 mph at the New Braunfels airport, 40 mph at San Antonio International and 64 mph at Kelly Field on the southwest side — the strongest of the night — and trees and large limbs came down across San Antonio. At the 10:28 p.m. peak, more than 101,000 CPS Energy customers were without power. The National Weather Service logged a tree falling through the roof of a home in Live Oak at 8:40 p.m., and multiple trees down on the Trinity University campus
On a roof, a storm like that leaves three things behind:
Here is the part homeowners get caught by: none of that has to leak on the night of the storm. It leaks on the next rain, sometimes weeks later, by which point the water has already been in the decking and insulation for a while. If you heard something hit the roof, or you have limbs down in the yard, get it looked at now rather than after the next front.
Holmes serves San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo, Selma, Garden Ridge, Universal City, Converse, Bulverde, Spring Branch, Canyon Lake, Boerne and Seguin. We respond and coordinate an inspection within 24 hours of your call, with same-day roof checks and tarp-in-24 emergency service where a leak has already started.
Book My Free Storm InspectionWind lifts shingles and breaks their seal, falling limbs bruise and puncture them, and hail strips the protective granule layer, cracks tile and dents metal panels. All of it weakens the roof’s ability to keep water out, and most of it is invisible from the ground. South Texas sees wind and thunderstorm damage year-round; hail season peaks March through June and can stretch into August.
Storm damage often qualifies for an insurance claim — our free inspection documents exactly what you’ve got, with photos, in writing. We only document; we never file or negotiate a claim on your behalf. That part is between you and your insurance company.
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High wind breaks the adhesive seal along a shingle course and folds it back. It frequently lays back flat and looks untouched from the driveway — but the seal is gone and the next rain can get under it.
Repair Options →A falling branch bruises, gouges or punctures shingles and can crack the decking underneath — damage that stays hidden once the limb is dragged off the roof and into the yard.
Free Roof Inspection →Bent, torn or displaced metal around chimneys, valleys, vents and ridge caps is the first thing wind grabs — and the most common hidden leak source in the weeks after a storm.
Leak Repair →Impact spots that strip the protective granule layer or leave soft, bruised circles on asphalt shingles — the classic hail signature, and easy to miss from street level.
Wind, impact and hail don’t damage every roof system the same way, which is why our inspection is tailored to your specific roof rather than a generic checklist:
Whatever your roof is made of, see our full roof types page for repair and replacement options specific to that system.
There is no honest flat price for storm repair — two houses on the same street, hit by the same storm, routinely need very different work. What we can tell you before anyone climbs a ladder is what the first step costs: the inspection and the written quote are free, and we do not price storm damage sight-unseen. Once we have walked your roof, you get an itemized written quote covering exactly what we found, and you approve it before anything is scheduled. Four things move that number more than anything else.
A single limb strike on one slope is a different job from wind that broke seals across every elevation. Storm damage is directional — the inspection maps which slopes actually took the hit, not just the one visible from the driveway.
Asphalt shingle, tile and metal each take wind and impact differently and each repair differently. Material cost, availability and how much of a section has to come off to make a clean repair all shift with the system you have.
The single biggest swing in the number is whether the roof can be spot-repaired or has reached the point where replacement is the better call. If replacement is on the table, our roof replacement cost factors page walks through what drives that side.
Decking and underlayment condition is only fully visible once damaged sections are opened up — and a limb strike is exactly the kind of hit that cracks decking without showing much on the surface. Sound decking keeps the job tight; soft, rotted or split decking has to be replaced before new material goes down, and that shows up in the scope.
Storm or hail damage often qualifies for an insurance claim, and your written report gives you a dated, photographed record of exactly what we found. We only document; we never file or negotiate a claim on your behalf. Your policy — not state law — sets the terms that matter, so read it and talk to your carrier directly. If you are paying out of pocket, Holmes also offers flexible financing through Synchrony.
Wind-broken seals, limb bruises and hail-cracked shingles don’t always leak on day one — the next hard rain is what finds the opening, and by then the water has already been sitting in the decking and insulation. Getting a documented inspection quickly does two things: it protects the rest of your roof from a small problem becoming a bigger one, and it gives you a dated, photographed record of the damage while it’s fresh, which matters if you do talk to your insurance company. We respond and coordinate an inspection within 24 hours of your call, with same-day roof checks and tarp-in-24 emergency service if water is already getting in.
From the ground you usually can’t. High wind breaks the adhesive seal along a shingle course and folds the shingle back — it often lays back down looking normal. The reliable tells are shingles out of line, granules piled at the downspouts, a shingle or two in the yard, and lifted or torn metal at the ridge, valleys and vents. A free inspection is the only way to know for certain, and it costs nothing.
Stay off the roof, and don’t try to pull the limb yourself — moving it can widen a puncture or drop it through. Photograph what you can safely see from ground level, put a bucket under any active drip inside, and call us. We respond and coordinate an inspection within 24 hours, with a same-day roof check and tarp-in-24 emergency service if the ceiling is already wet.
Usually yes. Wind and limb damage rarely leaks the night it happens — it leaks on the next rain, sometimes weeks later, after water has already been in the decking and insulation. An inspection now catches a broken seal while it is still a repair, and gives you a dated record of the damage while it is fresh.
Wind and fallen-limb damage often qualifies for a claim — our free inspection documents exactly what you’ve got, with photos, in writing. We only document; we never file or negotiate a claim on your behalf. Your policy — not state law — sets the terms that matter, so read your notice and suit-limitation terms and talk to your carrier directly.
There is no flat price — cost depends on how far the damage spreads, your roof material, whether the roof can be repaired or needs replacing, and the condition of the decking underneath. What is fixed is the first step: the inspection and the written quote are free, and we do not price storm damage sight-unseen. You approve an itemized written quote before any work is scheduled.
Yes — the roof inspection plus your written report cost you nothing, with no obligation to hire us. You get photos of what we found, what is damaged, what is fine, and what we would recommend, and you are free to take that report anywhere.
We walk the roof top to bottom, photograph anything we find, and give you a written report — what’s damaged, what’s fine, and what we’d recommend, no pressure either way.
Yes. If water is already getting in, we can get an emergency tarp on the roof within 24 hours to stop the damage spreading while the permanent repair is scoped and scheduled. Tarping is a stopgap, not the fix — the free inspection is what tells us what the actual repair is.
Yes. Holmes serves San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo, Selma, Garden Ridge, Universal City, Converse, Bulverde, Spring Branch, Canyon Lake, Boerne and Seguin, along with the rest of the greater San Antonio metro.
Granule loss, bruised or cracked shingles, and dented metal or vent caps are the usual signs — but a lot of hail damage isn’t visible without getting up on the roof. A free inspection is the only reliable way to know.
Wind creases shingles and breaks their seal, lifts tile out of course, and backs fasteners out of metal panels. Limbs bruise, gouge and puncture. Hail strips granules from asphalt, chips tile and dents metal. Each material shows damage differently, which is why the inspection looks at your specific roof type rather than a generic checklist.
Joshua Holmes brings 20+ years of roofing experience to reading storm damage accurately, Holmes is GAF Certified and City of San Antonio registered (HIC-24-00928), and every inspection is documented in writing — not a verbal guess.
The same free, documented inspection on its own — no storm required.
Roof Inspections →Hail season in San Antonio runs March through August — granule loss, cracked tile and dented metal, documented in writing.
Hail Damage Repair →Targeted repairs for wind-lifted shingles, limb damage, flashing and ridge caps after a storm.
Roof Repair →When storm damage is widespread enough that replacement is the honest answer.
Roof Replacement →