Is there's a tree on my roof an emergency?
Call tonight. Your roof is now carrying a load it was never engineered for, and the tree has become part of the building's load path — in many cases it is the only thing holding damaged framing in position. That is why the removal has to be sequenced rather than just cut off. Separately, the interior damage keeps advancing from water long after the tree stops moving.
What changes while you wait
Now. Do not sleep or sit under the affected side tonight. Waiting does not let the tree settle into something safer: rain drives water through the opening, insulation and drywall gain weight as they wick it, and a roof section that is partially supported by the tree can drop hours after the storm passed with nobody touching anything.
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