Hurricane Harvey

12/20/2017 (Permalink)

As you can see the water rose high enough to float the appliances and displace them.

Hurricane Harvey was the costliest tropical cyclone on record, inflicting nearly $200 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from widespread flooding in the Houston metropolitan area. 

SERVPRO of Northeast Collin County/Greenville was activated for storm response after Hurricane Harvey hit in Houston, Texas along with hundreds of other SERVPRO franchises across the nation.

Hurricane Harvey was devastating for so many families, we were honored to help them with the restoration of their homes during this time. Although the water didn't reach the second level in this home you can see from the photo how high the water rose in this neighborhood. The family was without power for quite a while and a lot was lost due to the storm. Majority of the home was gutted due to the high water so this family will almost be starting over.

Various members of the community came together to help with debris removal in addition to handing out small meals and bottles of water.

It's heartbreaking to see this happen to so many families but for us it's a very humbling experience.