After a storm, most homeowners step outside, look up, and make a quick judgment. “No shingles on the lawn. Looks fine.” And most of the time, that assumption is wrong. Storm damage in the DMV rarely announces itself in obvious ways. It hides. It settles in quietly. And it waits until the timing is worst. Storms Don’t Always Break Things — They Loosen Them The biggest misconception we see is that damage has to be dramatic to be serious. In reality, storms usually: Lift shingle