Emergency Storm Tree Service in Marietta, GA

Emergency storm tree service in Marietta covers the calls that cannot wait: a pine through the roof, an oak limb across the only driveway, a tree resting on a car, or a split trunk leaning toward the house after the wind has passed. Storm work is different from a planned removal because the tree is already loaded in ways nobody chose. A trunk pinned under its own weight or a limb hung up in another tree can release suddenly when cut, so the first job is to figure out where the stored tension is and take the tree apart in an order that keeps it from shifting onto anything or anyone.

What storms do to trees here

Marietta's storms come in a few kinds. Summer thunderstorms, which around Atlanta come with a 20 to 40 percent chance on a typical summer afternoon, bring short, violent gusts that snap the tops out of tall pines and tear limbs off oaks. Ice is rarer but heavier: Atlanta took two ice storms a week apart in January 2000, and the storms of January 1973 and January 2011 are remembered as among the worst. Tropical systems arrive as wind plus days of rain. Irma brought Atlanta its first-ever tropical storm warning in 2017, and in Georgia three people died from falling trees and debris. Helene in 2024 put 11.12 inches of rain on Atlanta in 48 hours. Saturated red clay loses its grip on roots, and trees that stood through worse wind in dry weather go over whole.

First steps for homeowners

• Get everyone out of rooms where a tree has come through the roof.
• Stay away from any tree or limb touching a wire. Cobb EMC says not to go near or touch a tree touching a power line and to call 911 for an electrical hazard; report the line to your utility.
• Take photos of the tree and the damage from several angles before anything is moved, for your insurance claim.
• Do not try to cut a trunk or limb that is bent, pinned or resting on something. The release can be violent.
• Call us and leave the details: where the tree is, what it hit, whether anyone is trapped or a line is down.

How storm jobs are handled

After a big storm there are more calls than crews, so we work in order of danger: trees on occupied houses and blocked exits first, then trees on cars and structures, then trees down across yards and fences. On a tree resting on a roof, the usual sequence is to take the weight off the house a piece at a time, often with rigging from the trunk or from a nearby tree, and then deal with the rest on the ground. Where a tree is wedged or the house is unsafe to climb on, a lift or crane is sometimes the safest way to pick pieces off. Once the tree is off, the roof can be tarped by you or your roofer.

Insurance and paperwork

HomeGuide notes that homeowners insurance usually pays for tree removal when a tree damages a covered structure, typically about $500 to $1,000 per tree, and usually not for a tree that falls in open yard. Our written quote describes the tree, what it hit and the work needed, which is what most adjusters ask for. Keep your photos and the quote together.

Storm debris

The Georgia Forestry Commission advises homeowners to learn how their local government will handle debris cleanup after a storm, including whether brush should go to the curb. Rules differ between the City of Marietta and unincorporated Cobb, so check before you stack wood at the street. We can chip brush on site and leave or haul wood as you prefer.