Hurricane & Storm Flood Damage Cleanup
Few states deal with storm and hurricane flood damage as often as Florida. Cleanup after these events has its own set of considerations beyond a typical indoor leak.
Safety first
Never enter a flooded area if there’s any chance of electrical hazard, and never drive through flooded roads — this is one of the leading causes of storm-related injury and death in Florida.
Storm water is different
Storm surge and floodwater from outside the home is typically contaminated and should be treated with the same caution as a sewage backup — not like a clean-water spill.
Insurance note
Storm surge and flood damage from external water is often NOT covered by a standard homeowner’s policy in Florida — it usually requires separate flood insurance. See the full breakdown here.
What to do
Once flood water has receded and it’s safe to re-enter, extraction and drying need to start as soon as possible — contaminated water sitting in a structure in Florida’s heat accelerates both material damage and mold growth faster than almost anywhere else in the country.
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Is This Water Damage or Flood Damage?
Not all storm-related water is treated the same by insurance. See Water Damage vs. Flood Damage: What’s the Difference? to understand which category applies and what that means for your claim.
Local Help Near You
We connect homeowners dealing with this in Fort Myers · Pensacola · Cape Coral, and other areas across Florida, with available local crews.
For storm records and city contacts in specific areas, see our pages on Daytona Beach storm and water damage (Hurricanes Ian and Nicole) and Ocala water damage restoration (Hurricane Milton in Marion County).