Ice Jams causing Flooding in your Avoca or Duryea property?

1/23/2018 (Permalink)

Ice Jams can cause severe flooding to your home or business.

Ice Jams in Avoca and Duryea, PA

When the recent snow began to melt it added water to the ground that drained away in the same way as water from rainfall. As snow accumulates and becomes compacted during the winter the ratio of snow to water decreases. As us in NEPA have noted, we started the winter off strong with one weekend reaching lows in the negative 20's! As the temperatures rose to near 50 the following week, we saw freezing and melting of water surfaces. The most likely times are freeze-up jams in early winter and break-up jams early spring. Freeze-up jams typically result in minimal if any flooding. Break-up jams usually cause the most damage and flooding. In addition to flooding, break-up ice jams can cause significant property damage. They have been known to push entire houses off their foundations and rip wooden decks from other homes.

If your Avoca or Duryea home or business is suffering from flooding caused by ice jams, you can call our SERVPRO franchise 24/7 at 570-714-0090. We will respond immediately to restore any of the damage.

Source: http://www.weather.gov/media/dmx/Hydro/DMX_InfoSht_IceJamsAndFlooding.pdf