How to tell if a roof has wind damage?

Walk the perimeter and look for three things: lifted shingle tabs, missing shingles, and creased fold lines where tabs got bent back. Even tropical-storm winds of 39 to 73 mph break the seal on a Myrtle Beach roof. The earliest tell is granule loss in your gutters and downspouts. Oceanfront homes within a mile of the Atlantic shed granules 12 to 18 percent faster from salt-air abrasion, so baseline wear can mask storm damage. Check flashing around chimneys and vents for dents or salt corrosion too. Get up there inside two weeks, before leaks start.