Hurricanes and general PAINS!

My best wishes to everyone that has been affected by ANY of the recent hurricanes. I don't know what it's like to lose as much as many have, but I'm learning about the pains of dealing with getting damage fixed. We discovered last week that Frances' coming through Atlanta damaged our roof. We didn't KNOW it had until my son went to bed and discovered a stain on the ceiling over his bed. AT that point the water had soaked through everything in the attic. We're now getting estimates, getting insurance set up, etc, to get our roof fixed. Unfortunately, now Ivan is coming ashore and it's going to RAIN again before we get it fixed. How much damage can rain do to our house? I guess I'll find out soon.