Storm Damage Roof Repair in Camp Lake
The August 2020 tornado path crossed Camp Lake and damaged trees and shingles on some houses.
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Camp Lake is a Kenosha County community, now part of the village of Salem Lakes. The National Weather Service rated an August 10, 2020 tornado near Camp Lake EF-0 for the county part of its path, with mostly tree damage and shingles moved off some houses. A technician checks roofs after any storm. Calls to (833) 751-2102 are answered 24/7.
Camp Lake takes its name from a lake shown on the first township surveys. A railroad depot followed, and early visitors were Chicago children and their mothers. The community is now part of the Salem Lakes village, which was formed in 2017.
The August 10, 2020 storm line is the best-documented event for the community. The National Weather Service survey rated the tornado near Camp Lake EF-0 for Kenosha County. Its full path began in Lake County, Illinois, and was rated EF-1 overall, so the damage in Camp Lake was the county end of a longer track.
Lake-effect snow and ice dams from November to March, then spring and summer wind lines, decide which roof problems turn up along the Kenosha lakeshore from week to week.
The National Weather Service rated the tornado near Camp Lake EF-0 for the Kenosha County part of its path. The damage was mostly to trees, and shingles moved from some houses, according to the survey lead quoted in a local television news report. The full track began in Lake County, Illinois, and was rated EF-1 overall.
For a roof, the lesson is in the details. Shingles that moved leave bare sheathing and exposed nail heads, and a technician checks those first, because one missing section can admit water in the next rain.
Tree damage is hard to see from the ground. Check for limbs on the roof, cracks in the decking under the eave and daylight at the ridge from the attic.
Do not climb a roof to clear limbs. Call a technician to remove what has landed on the roof and check what it struck.
Camp Lake is now part of the village of Salem Lakes, so the village building department is the first call for a roof permit question. The sources do not give the village's permit rules, and this page does not state them.
The August 2020 tornado path crossed Camp Lake and damaged trees and shingles on some houses.
Shingles moved off houses in the 2020 storm, so the first repair is often a few courses at the edge.
Water that gets under storm-lifted shingles often shows in the attic after the next rain.
A post-storm check of tree-struck areas and shingle lines.
Gutters bent by falling limbs need a check at the same visit as the roof.
If it's an emergency, call now. For non-urgent service in Camp Lake, send the form and we'll call you back.
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The National Weather Service rated the tornado near Camp Lake EF-0 for the Kenosha County part of its path. The damage was mostly to trees, with shingles moved from some houses. The full track began in Lake County, Illinois.
No. Camp Lake is a community that is now part of the village of Salem Lakes, formed in 2017.
The sources do not give the village's rules for storm repairs. Ask the village building department whether a repair or a tear-off needs a permit before the work is scheduled.
Photograph the roof edges, any shingles on the ground, the gutters and the attic ceiling. The photos show what the storm did and when, which helps any repair plan. Call (833) 751-2102 when you are ready to book a check.