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Home » Arturo Forecasts Potential Roof Damage During Storm Season
Property intelligence firm Arturo released its inaugural report “Hurricane Exposure: The State of Gulf Homes.” The report analyzes more than 17 million homes across the southeast United States ahead of a forecasted above-average hurricane season.
The report finds 71.9 percent of rooftops in the analyzed states are asphalt shingle, which can only withstand wind speeds up to 110 mph, or Category 3 force winds. Older or degraded asphalt may only withstand winds up to 50 mph. Metal roofs are more wind-resistant, able to withstand winds up to 160 mph (Category 5), but they only make up 6 percent of roofs in the region.