We have had some interesting weather. After I got the roof back on and caulked, we settled down for the evening and finally went to bed. During the night it began to rain very hard, enough to wake us up to close the windows. Then there was that pause in the rain and a thudding sound, and we were in for it. The hail started coming in earnest, and it sounded like WW II on our roof. It lasted for ten to fifteen minutes, and then it was over. We got about two inches of rain in half an hour, and the ditch in front of the motor home almost over flowed with the run off. It was quite spectacular. Report from others in the park in the morning suggested that the hail was from one half inch in diameter to much larger.
The next morning found much damage to sky lights and vent covers throughout the park. Clayton and I were on duty and spent part of the morning climbing up on rigs to see if there was damage. Where we could, we used duct tape to prevent any further leaking. Back at our motor home we had five buckets filling from various leaks due to the storm. We did not get any dents in the car roof from the hail and felt that we really came through the storm quite well. Then to get the rain off of the slide and stop the leaking, I took the motor home off of its jacks, and then returned the back ones on, and that tilted the vehicle forward so that the water would drain. Finally all dripping stopped, and now I have some leaks to find and plug. It was quite a storm, and we have now tested the roof and still have a bit more work to do. Demolition is not an easy thing to do and repair. Happy travels.
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