Drone Documentation for Indiana and Ohio Storm Claims

Indiana and Ohio pages by area

Each area page covers the FEMA Individual Assistance counties in that area, with links to the county emergency management agencies, the city and county building offices, and dated recovery updates from official pages.

• Indiana: Northwest Indiana (Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties), Indianapolis (Marion, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, and Morgan counties), East Central Indiana (Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Wayne, Fayette, Union, and Rush counties), Southeast Indiana (Dearborn, Franklin, and Decatur counties), North Central Indiana (Cass, Carroll, Pulaski, and Tipton counties). Pike and Putnam counties are also on FEMA’s Individual Assistance list and have no area page of their own; this page applies there
• Ohio: Cincinnati (Hamilton and Clermont counties), Columbus (Franklin and Licking counties), Zanesville (Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan counties)

Safety first

Stay off a damaged roof: a drone flight is how the roof gets documented without anyone on it. Do what keeps people safe and prevents more damage, even if that means a repair or a tarp goes on before anyone flies.

Documenting a claim that is still open

A flight now records the property as it stands on the day of the flight, and the gallery carries that date. It cannot show what the roof looked like in August, and it does not say what caused any damage. What it does is put the roof, every side, and the site on one record that the adjuster, the contractor, and you can all open from the same link.

• Supplements. When a contractor adds items to a claim, the gallery and a roof measurement report give everyone the same images and numbers to work from.
• Reinspections. Overhead and oblique roof photos, close detail, and video, without anyone climbing the roof.
• Repairs underway. A tarp still on, or a repair half done, documented as it is today. Repair completion flights record the finished work.

Whether a carrier relies on the imagery is the carrier’s decision: see do insurers accept drone roof photos and how a gallery fits a claim file.

What gets documented

Each type of loss has its own shot list. Depending on what the claim names, that covers:

• Wind. Missing and creased shingles and lifted membrane, from straight overhead, plus fences, outbuildings, and detached structures. Order a wind roof flight.
• Hail. The roof from overhead, test squares and soft-metal close-ups, and siding, windows, and exterior elevations. Order a hail roof flight.
• Flood. Flood extent and high-water marks where they are still visible, and grading and drainage around the structure. Order a flood documentation flight.
• Trees. Trees and limbs on a structure or across the yard, fences, and vehicles.

The gallery opens with a wide shot that ties the photos to the address, then the roof from overhead, four cardinal obliques at the same altitude and angle, close detail, findings with a scale reference, and video. It comes with a one-click download bundle and a permalink that can be password-protected. See what an aerial damage assessment includes, and how hail and wind roof damage are documented.

Order a shoot →

For homeowners

Get your own aerial record of the roof before the reinspection, before the contractor’s supplement goes in, or before repairs cover what is there now. Send the same gallery link to your adjuster and to every contractor you ask for a bid.

For roofing and restoration contractors

Roof measurement reports for the estimate and the supplement, a current record before you start, and progress and completion flights when the work is done.

For adjusters and carriers

Catastrophe and volume flights cover many addresses with one dispatch and one consistent shot list: CAT deployment for carriers and IA firms, multi-property batches for one account, neighborhood and area surveys, and restoration contractor CAT support. Team accounts get shared, net-30 billing, and the claim number goes on every order and gallery. Order CAT or volume dispatch, or email flynow@lossmap.io to set up an adjuster account.

FAA rules for the flight

Every lossmap flight is flown under the FAA’s Part 107 rules for commercial drones. Near an airport, in controlled airspace, the pilot needs an FAA authorization before the flight, which LAANC delivers in near-real time at participating airports. The FAA can also issue temporary flight restrictions for disasters and other events; active ones are on the FAA’s TFR list, and drones cannot fly in one without permission.

For every address, the pilot checks the airspace and gets FAA authorization where it is required. The job review confirms whether and when a flight can happen. See the FAA rules for drone roof inspections.

How ordering works

1. Tell us what happened, the address, and a preferred date, online or at (214) 493-1515.
2. We review the job and send a quote. That review is how we confirm whether and when a pilot can reach the property and fly it. Nothing is charged when you order.
3. A Part 107 pilot flies the shot list when it is safe and allowed. Flights need safe weather, generally winds under 20 mph and no precipitation. If weather delays a shoot, we reschedule at no cost.
4. You get the gallery by link. The delivery timeline comes with the quote.

Pay by card payment link, invoice on net-30 terms for approved companies, or an adjuster account on file. Every lossmap pilot is FAA Part 107 certified and carries at least $1,000,000 in commercial drone liability insurance.

What lossmap is not

lossmap provides aerial imagery and visual documentation. It is not a licensed roof inspection, an engineering report, or an insurance determination, and it does not adjust claims or decide coverage. Whether a carrier accepts the imagery is the carrier’s decision.

Housing and household goods

lossmap documents the property. If the home is not livable while it is repaired, our parent company covers temporary housing on your property after the Indiana and Ohio storms. Crews and families who need a travel trailer can see trailers for crews and families after the Indiana and Ohio storms, and Temporary Housewares covers household goods for a temporary place.

Sources

Official pages, checked October 17, 2026.

• Indiana Executive Order 26-21
• FEMA, Indiana Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4933-IN), designated areas
• FEMA news release DR-4933-IN NR 05, September 25, 2026
• National Weather Service Indianapolis, Record Flooding of August 2026
• Office of Governor DeWine, updated proclamations
• FEMA, Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4945-OH), designated areas
• Ohio EMA, Ohio Disaster Recovery Centers Update, October 13, 2026
• National Weather Service Wilmington, OH, August 11, 2026
• Indiana Department of Homeland Security, August 2026 disaster information
• FAA, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulations (Part 107)
• FAA, Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC)
• FAA, Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
• FAA, TFR list