Hurricane Harvey Impacts Texas and Louisiana

8/30/2017 (Permalink)

Record rainfall and catastrophic flooding 

Hurricane Harvey arrived on the shores of Texas as a hurricane Friday night (August 25, 2017), packing sustained wind speeds as high as 130 mph. As of Wednesday, it was classified a tropical storm with maximum winds of 40 mph.

The "relentless, torrential" rain has moved east, and forecasters don't expect it to let up in eastern Texas and Louisiana until Friday. By that point, total rainfall could reach 50 inches in areas including Houston and Galveston. Louisiana and the upper Texas coast could get another 3 to 6 inches by the end of the week, with other states, including Kentucky and Tennessee, getting 2 to 4 inches by Friday.

The storm was moving northeast at 8 mph as of 1 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, leaving flooding and destruction in its wake. The eye of the storm was sitting about 35 miles northwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the Texas coast and western Louisiana, including the Houston area, brought with it widespread devastating flooding. SERVPRO’s Disaster Recovery Team^® has been deployed to the affected areas bringing hundreds of crews from across the nation to help. With the potential for a large number of claims and the need for cleanup and restoration, residents are encouraged to be patient, while SERVPRO^® makes every effort to respond to each need as quickly as possible.

The SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Team can provide help whether you're dealing with a tornado, hurricane, blizzard or flood. The SERVPRO System has a network of strategically positioned storm teams on standby should a disaster strike near you. Available 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, SERVPRO Franchise Professionals are prepared for the unpredictable.

With the ability to mobilize local command centers, along with the resources of more than 1,700 Franchises nationwide, no disaster is too big.