Storm Response - Nebraska

4/11/2019 (Permalink)

In March of 2019, the crews at SERVPRO of  Mobile County once again packed up and headed out to help those affected by Mother Nature’s fury.  This time, we ventured to Nebraska and Iowa to help residents begin the recovery after catastrophic flooding occurred.  A rare confluence of circumstances came together resulting in the epic floods.  An extremely cold winter caused a buildup of ice and snow, as well as frozen impermeable ground layers and thick ice covering the waterways.  A round of storms and warm weather rapidly melted the snow and ice producing enormous runoff in short periods of time.   River ice broke into giant chunks, crashing into and compromising dams, levee systems and packing together to further jam waterways.  It was an unbelievable combination of events, with each new one causing further problems.  This “bomb cyclone” left behind more than $1.3 million in damages.  In addition to roads, dams and other infrastructure it is estimated that more than 2,000 homes and nearly 400 business were damaged.  Our prayers go out to all of those affected as they begin to rebuild.  We were honored to serve you.