Three roofers wanted $32k after the June hailstorm. Roof Doctor NM walked the roof, took 84 photos, and said the hail was cosmetic. Saved me from a fraudulent claim.
Sarah K.Albuquerque · Nob Hill
August 22, 2024 · Microburst · 78 mph gusts
Monsoon microburst tears shingles across Westside
A wet microburst hit the Westside and Rio Rancho corridor around 7:15p, ripping 3-tab and older 30-year shingles and turning skylights into leak sources overnight. Wind claims are typically approved faster than hail — call your carrier and get a claim number before you call any roofer.
Date of loss
August 22, 2024
Cities in impact zone
Albuquerque · Rio Rancho · Corrales
Filing window
NM wind claims generally allow 12 months. Document with dated photos immediately; wind damage patterns fade after the next storm.
Neighborhoods hit
Documented damage areas
Ventana RanchParadise HillsLoma ColoradoCabezon
If you're inside these zones and haven't had a post-storm inspection, get one before your carrier closes the CAT (catastrophe) code — that's when claims get harder to substantiate.
Next step
Free post-storm inspection + downloadable Claim Pack.
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Reference this NM storm event
Journalists, insurance blogs, and neighborhood groups — free to link or quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
Roof Doctor NM. "August 22, 2024 — Monsoon microburst tears shingles across Westside." NM Storm Archive. https://roofdoctornm.com/storms/abq-microburst-2024-08-22
Other documented NM storms
Get this storm's damage documented
Independent inspection pages for the areas this storm hit.
Next step
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