Prioritize Safety During a Storm | SERVPRO® of New Center/Highland Park

Do you know the extent of damage severe storms can bring about? Thunderstorms can evoke lightning strikes, serious rain, hail and high winds, all of which may cause damages to structures or people. Considering that there are around 100,000 thunderstorms throughout the United States each year, these storms happen frequently.

The city of Detroit, like all other areas of the United States, is vulnerable to flash flooding from storms at any time. What starts out small can end up being a much larger disaster than it seems, so it’s important to go ahead and prepare for the worst.

We can definitely brace ourselves for severe weather, and that’s what you need to focus on as a homeowner. Taking action to organize for storms is a crucial way to scale back their impact on you and your home.

Your Severe Weather Communication Strategy

You need to have some way to speak with everybody in your house and receive information from authorities. You should also study up on the distinction between watches and warnings so that you know which action to take and when.

Additionally, have multiple ways that to receive alerts from officials. This should include your cell phone and an NOAA weather radio.

Ensure you have a communication strategy for your house. You should also have a chosen safe space in your home (such as a basement or bathroom) that everybody is aware of to flock to once the weather turns bad. Additionally, create a plan for communicating with family members outside the home. You want to make sure all your loved ones are safe and sound!

Your Severe Weather Emergency Kit

The emergency kit should be filled with all the necessities that your household needs for a minimum of 72 hours of sheltering in place, and it should be kept in your at-home storm shelter area. In your kit, pack nonperishable food, water, flashlights and batteries, first-aid supplies, and other items you might need to get through a severe storm.

Your Severe Weather Aftermath List

When the storms have passed, it’s vital to make sure you’re taking correct steps to enhance your safety set up and quickly address any damage to your home. Once it’s safe to do so, check your home for any damage.

In case you find damage, keep the experts at SERVPRO on your radar. Having a trustworthy team of restoration professionals like SERVPRO of New Center/Highland Park will give you peace of mind. We will be there ready to help you address the damage the day you call us.

Once you are able to collect your family members, it’s sensible to evaluate your entire safety plan. Look for any ways to improve upon your communications, emergency kit and the other parts of the plan that would help keep everybody safer, so you’ll be in the best shape possible the next time severe weather comes around.

If you discover storm damage to your home or business, you can count on SERVPRO to handle the restoration. We’re here ²⁴⁄₇ to spring into action—get in touch with us today.