The World Didn't End in 2012, But This Storm Made It Seem That Way...

6/13/2019 (Permalink)

Hurricane Sandy provided the Southern Worcester County community with a wake-up call to get that flood insurance!

SERVPRO is the official cleanup and restoration crew of the PGA Golf Tour, and there’s no wonder why. We have over 1500 franchises throughout North America. We’re faster and ready whenever, and we were back in 2012, too.

Hurricane Sandy was arguably the most damaging storms in Massachusetts history, or at least one of them. Being a coastal state, Massachusetts floods and storms are common - it’s nothing new. Starting as a tropical Depression off the coast of Nicaragua on October 22, then by October 26 it swept over Jamaica and continued North to the United States. Sandy’s power kept fluctuating from a tropical depression to a Category 1 Hurricane. As a result, Amtrak services stopped, Logan Airport cancelled its flights, the MBTA stopped running, and many other transportation services throughout Uxbridge and Southern Worcester County were delayed and cancelled. Countless universities in Massachusetts and New England cancelled classes and events. Sandy was so detrimental because people were not informed of how bad it was going to be. There were literally hundreds of thousands without power – roughly about 380,000.

The lesson for homeowners and business owners is to get flood insurance, especially in the coastal state of Massachusetts. Floods are not usually covered by regular insurance, so be sure to take initiative and get that coverage. Hurricane Sandy is a prime example of what happens when the community is ill-prepared. Natural disasters can happen anywhere and anytime.

Check out this 2012 article for reference: https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-slams-massachusetts-hundreds-of-thousands-lose-power

To view more information on the storm damage services we offer, visit our Storm Damage page on www.SERVPROsouthernworcestercounty.com

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Throwback Thursday – Storm Damage Uxbridge MA

SERVPRO is the official cleanup and restoration crew of the PGA Golf Tour, and there’s no wonder why. We have over 1500 franchises throughout North America. We’re faster and ready whenever, and we were back in 2012. We have the most advanced equipment to get any cleaning or restoration job done fast and hassle-free. Our team is caring, smart, and we know what we need to do to make our customers happy.

Perhaps Hurricane Sandy was the most damaging storms in Massachusetts history, or at least one of them. Being a coastal state, Massachusetts floods and storms are common - it’s nothing new. Starting as a tropical Depression off the coast of Nicaragua on October 22, then by October 26 it swept over Jamaica and continued North to the United States. Sandy’s power kept fluctuating, going from a Depression, a category 1 hurricane then back to a tropical depression thereafter. Sandy definitely did not fit into one specific category, and it a cold front sweeping off the Atlantic Ocean didn’t exactly help the situation. Sandy was now a super storm hybrid. By the time Sandy hit New Jersey, it was deemed a post-tropical cyclone. You might ask, what’s the difference between a cyclone and a hurricane? It’s just a semantics issue – there’s really no difference between the two. As a result, Amtrak services stopped, Logan Airport cancelled its flights, the MBTA stopped running, and many other transportation services throughout Uxbridge and Southern Worcester County were delayed and cancelled. Countless

It is always wise for business owners and homeowners is to get flood insurance - floods can happen anywhere and for a variety of reasons not just related to storms. Floods aren't usually covered by regular insurance, so be sure to take initiative and get that coverage for your family or business. Hurricane Sandy is a prime example of what happens when the community is ill-prepared. Natural disasters can happen anywhere and anytime.