Wind Damage

Storm damage is the direct result of weather-related incidents which is usually devastating. It can either ruin the exterior part of your homes, such as your roof shingles, or the sidings of your property being dented from hail.

According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, thunderstorms can cause havoc owing to high winds, along with flash flooding from rain as well as lightning strikes. Strong thunderstorms can also give rise to tornadoes, which in turn will bring about massive devastation to both personal and business property.

Although Orange County has never experienced the terrors of the midwest tornadoes, however small ones, are quite popular. Since 1950, at least 42 tornadoes have been reported to have occurred in Orange County, CA. Although generally quite small, they covered some significant distances and did some damage.

Tsunamis are a number of migrant ocean waves of giant heights generated by disturbances associated with seaquakes. They come in two variations, remote and local, and of course, both types have struck California.

Remote tsunamis have been the most recurrent type of tsunami to occur in California, and they are mainly caused by earthquakes off the coasts of Japan, Alaska, Hawaii as well as Chile.

The most destructive remote tsunami to hit southern California happened in 1960 when a quake reached a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale off the coast of Chile and consequently generated a tsunami that led to massive damage to the Los Angeles properties and Long Beach harbors.

On the other hand , however, Local tsunamis are created off the coast of Southern California. Since 1800, only four locally generated tsunamis have been observed.

Apart from high winds, Santa Ana winds are another common threat to the lives and property of Orange County citizens. They are the dry and powerful winds that originating from inshore that normally affect coastal Southern California also, besides northern Baja California. They are spawned by high pressure over the Mohave Desert as well as the Great Basin, combined with low pressure generally in Southern California.

“Among the top wind speeds recorded ever in Southern California, an Orange County wind gust was clocked at 49 miles per hour, in Fremont Canyon. “ reported the National Weather report Oct 25, 2019

Since most thunderstorms produce some straight-line winds as a result of outflow generated by the thunderstorm downdraft, anyone living in thunderstorm-prone areas of the world like Orange County is at risk of experiencing this hazard.

Especially those people living in mobile homes are at a higher risk of critical injuries and death. Even anchored mobile homes can be seriously damaged when winds gust at over 80 mph.

At DKI Restotech, we pride ourselves on quick response to any call-in from any location in Orange County within an hour. We will be at your doorstep right away to assess your wind damage and board up the affected areas to secure your property from further damage like water intrusion.

Then we cover your insurance to repair the damage, cut and dispose of the debris, followed by stabilizing the structure of your home and restoring all structural and cosmetic damages.