Strong winds on Saturday and during Sunday were too much for a number of roofs and trees in the shire to withstand.

A team of 10 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers worked throughout the day to complete eight jobs that had been reported to the SES.

Two smaller jobs were completed by Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews at Robertson and Yerrinbool.

The jobs mainly involved fallen trees or branches. Some involved damage to roofs.

By far the most difficult job of the day was in Rose Street, Bowral, where a large section of the iron roof of a house had been blown off, landing in the neighbour’s yard and on top of their carport.

Another section was folded back on itself.

Three of the volunteers worked on the roof with safety lines to reconstruct the missing section of the roof, framing and covering it with a large tarpaulin. Then the folded over section was hauled back into place and secured with ropes and sand bags.

Wingecarribee SES unit controller Anthony Kasoulis praised the way the team completed a difficult job.

“Working on an unstable roof in windy conditions is not for the faint-hearted, but the team along with their ground support worked wonders in the conditions,” he said.

“The recent strong winds and the damage that they cause highlights the message that the SES try to give to the community that strong winds can cause seemingly harmless loose things in your yard to become missiles.

“The message should be very clear: Don’t leave loose items around when it is windy.”

The Wingecarribee SES Unit also attended to some 20 other requests for assistance since the winds started last Tuesday, mainly tree and branch problems but others with tiles and ridge cappings being blown off and the like.

The SES is there to serve the community.

People who experience any property damage during storms should phone 132 500 for assistance.