A Prius Owner in Southern California claims that the plastic components of her car are being melted by the reflected beam of light from her neighbor’s windows. See the article at the website for the CBS Los Angeles affiliate. Does… Read More
Author Archives: Jerry Prugar
High Winds Whip Through Northeast Ohio Late Afternoon on January 17, 2012
A front passed through Northeast Ohio between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM, Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Winds were generally out of the west, varying from west-northwest to west- southwest. A cursory check of peak wind speeds across the area at… Read More
Lake County Big Winner in Snowfall Sweepstakes on MLK Weekend 2012
Lake County had the highest accumulations of snow for the first significant snow storm of 2012 on MLK Weekend according to tabulations on the WEWS-TV website. Snow measured 24 inches in Madison and 16 inches in Perry. Ashtabula received honorable… Read More
Spalling of Brick
Spalling is generally a delamination and/or flaking at the surface of a material. Spalling of clay brick is shown in Figure SB-1. Spalling commonly begins when thin layers of the clay brick material have separated from the remainder of the… Read More
Procedure for an Evaluation of Wind Damage to Shingles
Since about 2003 it seems that the number of severe storms in Northeast Ohio have increased significantly. This has caused a significant increase in the number of hail and wind damage related claims for composite asphalt shingle covered roofs. In… Read More