The Storms You Don't See Coming

9/7/2021 (Permalink)

In the restoration industry many storm events can be a big ordeal for local franchises. A lot of times when the storm topic is brought up many think of hurricanes, heavy sweeping rainstorms and arctic blast. Most of the time these events can be forecast ahead of time allowing for many Franchises to prepare trucks, stage equipment and map deployment routes.

But what about the unpredictable events? Living in the South this can be an all too common occurrence. April showers can lead to unprecedented rain totals causing basement and sub surface living quarters to flood. Those hot August days can bring monsoon type 5 o’clock storms with damaging blowing rain along with tree limbs crashing down and toppling trees instantly wreaking havoc on homes and businesses faster than a lightning strike. Before you know it, here comes Autumn. Warm temperatures begin to exit and mix with the incoming cold air leading to what many in our region are familiar with,  the microburst, that can have tornado like force and strike as fast as it disappears damaging roofs and other structural pieces.

These phenomena are scenarios that your local SERVPRO of Georgetown & Horry Counties train and always prepare for. We are constantly keeping multiple trucks stocked and ready to respond for emergency services twenty-four hours a day seven day a week.  We make sure that any equipment that is not kept on a vehicle, is easily accessible to load on the appropriate truck. SERVPRO is always checking and rechecking that all equipment is in working and fully functional condition.

Last but not least, we here at SERVPRO of Georgetown & Horry Counties are constantly keeping open lines of communication with neighboring franchises in case of mass influx of damage to our community to help those in need of assistance.

To our fellow neighbors in our beautiful community, please know that here at SERVPRO we are #oneteam and we are #heretohelp