A properly screwed-down metal roof can handle a lot of wind. Each screw joint is good for several hundred pounds in tension. And screws don't loosen up over time like nails tend to do.
As for shingles, they rely a great deal on their glue strip to stay put. And those nails need to be placed EXACTLY where the manufacturer says. So-called "roofers" like to place their nails high on the shingle, because they don't have to be careful about placement and can nail faster. If you drive a nail half an inch below where it's supposed to go, it will be exposed. But if you drive it two inches high, nobody will be the wiser. Until the first windstorm, that is. Driving a nail too high creates two problems. First, it will miss or nearly miss the lower shingle. But also, because of the gap between the upper shingle and the roof (caused by the lower shingle), a nail set too high will blow right through the top shingle. You might as well not nail it at all.
I discovered this a few days ago when I was replacing some missing shingles on a rental house. This roof was done about fifteen years ago by friends of my son who claimed to be "roofers". When I started to replace the shingles, I found that the adjacent shingles were held on only by their glue strips. A gentle tug would pull them off! Almost all the nails were set so high they missed the bottom shingle and blew through the top one.
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