After the Storm: The Port Arthur Roof Check, in Order

Work from the ground first. Walk the property line with a phone camera: shingles in the yard, debris, dented gutters and vents, and any tree contact, all photographed with the date on the record. From the street, use binoculars or a zoom photo for the slopes; a wet or debris covered roof is not a place for a homeowner in the first day after a storm.

Port Arthur translation of the storm check: the sequence is the one local operators publish. Cover first, document as you cover, because the bands behind a Gulf storm do not respect a documentation schedule. Photograph openings from the ground, tarp anchored for the next wind, then walk the interior with the rafter rule in mind: the stain is downhill of the entry, always, so photograph wide, the whole ceiling plane, not the drip. Note the storm date; the claim belongs to it.

Inside, the check is ceilings and the attic hatch: new stains, a drip line, damp insulation. Note which storm produced them, because leaks surface 12 to 72 hours after an event as trapped water moves, and the claim is filed under the storm date, not the discovery date.

Then decide in order: an open roof or active drip is a tarping call today. Damage you can only see as marks and yard shingles is an inspection this week. Either way, keep the photos and any fallen shingles until the assessment is done; they are evidence, not trash.