Hurricane Harvey
10/27/2017 (Permalink)
Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Major Hurricane at Category 4 strength on Friday, August 25 causing widespread devastating flooding and wind destruction along the Texas and Louisiana coast. After making landfall, the storm’s track continued through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, causing heavy rains and additional flooding situations.
Unprecedented flooding occurred across Houston, Beaumont and Port Arthur in Texas. Rainfall totals exceeded 50 inches in Houston.
SERVPRO mobilized and deployed Disaster Recover Teams to the most heavily impacted areas of Texas and Louisiana. Over 700 fully-equipped storm crews were deployed to help with the disaster.
With a disaster of this magnitude, residents and business owners were encouraged were encouraged to see the "Sea of Green" as all of the SERVPRO teams that were there to help.