Flooding In Your Home

1/21/2022 (Permalink)

What is Flooding?

Flooding is the temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods are the most common natural disaster in thee United States.

Floods may-

> Result from rain, snow, coastal storms and over flows of dams and other water systems.

> They can develop slowly or quickly. If there is flash flooding it can happen with out any warning.

> Cause outages, disrupt transportation, damage buildings and cause landslides.

If you receive a flood warning-

> Find shelter immediately

> Do not go into flooding water, this includes walking, swimming and driving. It only takes 6 inches of moving water to knock you down and 1 foot of moving water to sweep your vehicle away.

> Avoid bridges that are going over fast moving water.

If your home experiences flooding call SERVPRO of SAN Jacinto/Idyllwild/Lakeview. We have specialized training and years of experience dealing with flooded houses and can get your home back to pre-storm condition.