Storm Damage Repair in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles experiences storm damage from two distinct seasonal phenomena: Santa Ana wind events in fall and early winter, and atmospheric river storms in winter and early spring. Santa Ana events — offshore Diablo/Santa Ana winds that can sustain 60 mph with gusts above 80 mph — primarily drive wildfire risk but also cause direct physical storm damage: large Eucalyptus and Monterey Cypress trees topple onto Bungalow Court homes in Koreatown and Hollywood; rooftop HVAC units and solar panel arrays are lifted from commercial buildings in El Segundo and Torrance; and billboards, signal equipment, and awnings across the metro sustain wind damage that requires immediate structural repair. Atmospheric river storms then deliver 1–3 inches of hourly rainfall onto drought-hardened soil, overwhelming gutters and downspouts, lifting poorly fastened Spanish clay roof tiles, and driving water through every degraded caulk joint on the millions of stucco residential buildings across LA. Post-wildfire storm damage on hillsides incorporates debris flow impacts that are categorically different from standard wind and rain restoration.