<p>With help from contractor Shawn Sealey (man on ladder), Ryan Jacobson (man wearing gray sweatshirt) and Mark Barnhart (behind Jacobson) effect a temporary repair of Wallowa homeowner Vera Victor's wind-damaged roof on Saturday. Jacobson and Barnhart are neighbors of Victor.</p>

Most annoyances arising from last weekends windstorm were no greater than blown-down limbs or chased-away garbage cans, but gusts were occasionally strong enough to produce real structural damage.

Case in point: the home of Wallowa resident Vera Victor, whose metal roof suddenly folded over on itself late Saturday morning.

Victor lives at 302 N. Claremont. Across the street at 402 N. Claremont, neighbor Ryan Jacobson said he heard a loud noise and could immediately see its source: the half of Victors roof that had been facing the street had been blown from its fastenings and was folded back to the ridgecap.

Jacobson and another neighbor, Mark Barnhart, sprang to action, grabbing tools and a ladder to mount the roof and begin its reattachment. The effort was soon aided by Shawn Sealey, another Wallowa resident who happens to be a construction contractor. Jacobson said Sealey brought several 2×4 pieces of wood needed for the roofs reattachment, which the three men completed in about an hour.

Jacobson said it was sleeting and raining part of the time. Luckily we got it laid down before it was hitting (hard), he said.

The repair is considered temporary.

Among peak wind speeds recorded in Wallowa County on Saturday, Jan. 11, were readings of 45 mph at Joseph State Airport, 44 mph in Imnaha, and 60 mph on Mt. Howard, according to data reported through the MesoWest system operated by the University of Utahs Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Wind speed numbers were not available for Wallowa on that date.