SERVPRO of Kingston/New Paltz Can Help Reduce Costs for Storm Damage Remediation

7/15/2021 (Permalink)

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Most of us were ready to see 2020 end, because it brought us drama of all sorts. But you might be surprised to learn it was also a record-setting year in weather and climate disasters. Of all the years in history for which we have data, 2020 was the most financially destructive.

We saw 22 official weather disasters, which are defined as events that caused at least a billion dollar in damages, plus so many other damaging storms that aren’t included in that statistic. After the National Weather Service used up all of the letters from the alphabet by September, they had to turn to the Greek alphabet to successfully name all of the storms.

Costly Damages

We are unfortunately used to seeing the catastrophic damage that hurricanes can do, but we are starting to see that it’s not all from hurricanes. In fact, the most expensive disasters of 2020 in the contiguous United States were thunderstorms and tornadoes.

In 2020, there were 14 official weather disasters that were severe thunderstorms.

In August 2020, eastern Nebraska had what seemed to be a typical thunderstorm turn into a catastrophic event called a Derecho. A derecho is something like a tornado, but with straight-line winds instead of swirling ones, combined with a heavy thunderstorm.

When this happened ,it impacted more than 10 million acres of corn fields, which is almost half the state’s corn crops—that’s over 11% of the entire country’s corn fields.

Our area isn’t immune to the effects of severe damage. In 2020, Ulster County saw more severe thunderstorms or tropical storms than it did winter weather storms. So far, 2021 has included some doozy thunderstorms and the 3^rd wettest July ever recorded!

Costly Damages

2017 saw the highest total of damages on record, with a total over $300 billion in damages. 2018 and 2019 combined had a total of $136 billion in damages.

It shouldn’t have come as a shock when 2020 was the 10th consecutive year with at least eight billion-dollar disasters. Severe weather is starting to become more intense and frequent, so as a homeowner or business owner, it’s never too early to take whatever precautions are possible. in order to minimize the damage to your property.

No matter the precautions you take, Mother Nature has a mind of her own. Thankfully, you have friends in the restoration industry whose goal is to recover your valued items and restore your property. By utilizing our fast response, job efficiency, and our restore versus replace mindset, our teams help keep your insurance claims from skyrocketing. In the event of a disaster, we’ll work directly with your insurance company, many of whom we are a preferred restoration company for, to formulate the best possible strategy and outcome within your policy limits and help make it "Like it never even happened."  

When storms do damage, we go to work to make things right.Contact SERVPRO of Kingston/New Paltz today to see how we can help.