Tornado, wind and hail damage in Starkville, MS
Starkville Roof Repair and Replacement
Roofs in Starkville, MS face tornado, severe wind and hail. Tell us what happened and we will connect you with an independent local roofer for an estimate.
- Starkville, MS had 24,360 residents in the 2020 census. en.wikipedia.org
- Nov 29, 2016: Tornado noaa-swdi-pds.s3.amazonaws.com
- Mar 7, 2017: Thunderstorm wind damage noaa-swdi-pds.s3.amazonaws.com
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Storms recorded near Starkville
Roof damage in Starkville comes mostly from tornadoes, severe wind and hail. These are storms on record near Starkville, Mississippi, each with the source it came from. The list is not complete.
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Mar 10, 2017: Hail
quarter and nickel size (per remarks)
Mix of quarter and nickel size hail in Maben. Public report. UTC date; local date likely March 9.
Where: Maben
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Mar 10, 2017: Hail
half dollar size (per remarks)
Trained spotter. UTC date; local date likely March 9. A traffic light was damaged at S Montgomery St and Locksley Way in the same storm (01:24 UTC).
Where: Starkville, 2 miles SE of MSU campus
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Mar 7, 2017: Thunderstorm wind damage
Trees and a power line down. Three reports.
Where: 2 NE Starkville (near Haven 12 Apartments), 1 NNW Starkville (Reed Rd), N Oktoc (Robinson Rd)
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Nov 30, 2016: Thunderstorm wind damage
Siding blown off a home. Public report via social media picture.
Where: 2 WSW Starkville (west side of town)
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Nov 29, 2016: Tornado
file magnitude field 1; remarks give peak winds 110 mph, path 3.5 miles, width 150 yards
NWS storm survey. Tree damage with a few instances of minor structural and roof damage to residences along the path.
Where: 2 S Oktoc (Skinner Rd to Robinson Rd)
7 more storm reports
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Nov 28, 2016: Thunderstorm wind damage
Power lines down.
Where: Starkville (Hwy 12 at S Montgomery and Hancock St)
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Aug 14, 2016: Thunderstorm wind gust
45 (file magnitude field, knots per NWS LSR convention)
Tree down on Longview Road.
Where: SE Longview
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Jul 22, 2016: Thunderstorm wind damage
A couple of trees down in the southeast corner of the county.
Where: 1 SE Oktoc
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Jun 17, 2016: Thunderstorm wind damage
Trees blocking roads. Two 911 call center reports.
Where: 2 S Pheba and 3 ESE Starkville (Oktoc Rd at Hillbrook Dr)
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May 1, 2016: Thunderstorm wind damage
Trees down. Two law enforcement reports.
Where: 4 S Starkville and 5 WNW Oktoc (Williams Rd, Poor House Rd, Rieves Rd)
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Mar 31, 2016: Hail
size not stated in remarks (file magnitude field: 1)
Reported south of Maben. Broadcast media report.
Where: 4 SSE Maben
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Feb 24, 2016: Thunderstorm wind damage
Large tree split in half on MSU campus, large limbs down on Greensboro Street.
Where: 1 E Starkville (MSU campus, Stone Blvd and Greensboro St)
What to look for on a Starkville roof after a storm
Look from the ground or from inside the attic. Do not climb onto a damaged roof.
After a tornado or severe wind
- Trees or large limbs on the roof, and holes from flying debris
- Shingles or sections of roof deck torn away
- Bent or pulled gutters, fascia and flashing
- A sagging or shifted roofline. Stay off the roof and have a pro check it
After hail
- Dents on metal roof vents, gutters, downspouts and flashing, which you can often see from the ground
- Dark spots where hail knocked the granules off shingles
- Cracked or split shingles
- Granules washing out of downspouts after the storm
Not sure what you are seeing? Ask for a local roofer to take a look.
How old are Starkville homes?
Older homes may be on their second or third roof. If you do not know how old your roof is, a local roofer can usually tell you when they look at it.
| Area | Figure | Source |
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| Starkville city overall | Median year built: 1990 (Census ACS year structure built, as republished by Point2Homes) | point2homes.com |
| Starkville (Oktibbeha County portion, about 11,355 properties) | Median year built: 1985 (TopHap property-record summary, not Census) | tophap.com |
Different sources give different figures, so each one is shown with its source.
When Starkville homes were built
Starkville city overall. Some decades are missing from the source data. point2homes.com
| Built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| 1939 or earlier | 4.0% (574 homes) |
| 1980-1989 | 14.9% (2,151 homes) |
| 1990-1999 | 15.7% (2,263 homes) |
| 2000-2009 | 16.7% (2,406 homes) |
| 2010-2019 | 15.8% |
| 2020 or later | 1.8% (254 homes) |
Roof permits in Starkville
The roofer you hire normally pulls any permit. Here is what the local rules say.
- Is a permit needed to replace a roof?: Yes. The City Building Division lists Roofing as a permit type and has a separate Roof Permit Application. Monthly permit reports show residential reroof permits being issued. cityofstarkville.org
- City permit page: Starkville permit information
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