Storm Damage Repair in Chicago, IL

Chicago occupies a geographic position that makes it one of the most severe thunderstorm-prone cities in North America. The collision of Gulf moisture with cold Canadian air masses occurs repeatedly over Illinois each spring and summer, generating squall lines that track northeast and arrive in metropolitan Chicago with little warning. The August 2020 derecho — a bow-shaped squall line — produced sustained winds of 70–80 mph across Chicago's southern suburbs and northwest Indiana, peeling rooflines, toppling trees, and knocking out power to over 800,000 customers. Golf-ball-sized hail in the Chicago metro averages 3–5 events annually, with the northern and western suburbs particularly exposed due to storm track geometry. The May 2020 hailstorm deposited baseball-sized hail on Naperville, Aurora, and Joliet, generating thousands of simultaneous roof replacement and siding repair claims. Chicago's flat terrain offers no topographic barriers to protect residential neighborhoods from direct storm impacts.