What Is A Storm

3/27/2020 (Permalink)

What is a storm?

A storm can be defined as anything from dust devils, whirlwinds, high winds, rain, lightning, thunder, ice storm, snow storm, hail, sandstorm, and more. Depending on the severity of the storm and its form, it can cause all sorts of damage.

A storm occurs when there is a disturbance in the atmosphere.

What is a disturbance?

A disturbance is when two opposing forces, like high and low pressures are surrounding one another/combined. The level of disturbance will depend on the level of pressure.

Going back to the damages a storm can cause, what are those damages and how can they occur?

Damages from a storm can be done to the environment, to a home, or both.

Lighting can have contact with a tree or dry grass causing wildfires, or an electrical pole starting an electrical fire, or strike an electrical system in a home causing a house fire.

Too much rain/snow can cause flooding. This could take trees down, block roads, flood basements, or affect other aspects in a home.

High winds can cause power outages affecting street lights, blowing over signs, or power outages in the home.

No matter what type of storm it is, or what type of damage you may have because of it, SERVPRO of Culpeper & Fauquier Counties is ready to help fix it.