Recent winter storms have severely impacted the eastern U.S. The storms have caused downed trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of people and business’ without power as emergency crews work diligently to restore service. Ice and snow, along with wind and freezing temperatures caused damage to bridges, water supply lines, electrical grids, telecommunications, residential and commercial building structures, such as roofs, decks and foundations. Storm structural evaluations engineering assesses damage caused by inclement weather.