
Monsoon Flood Emergency Checklist for Tempe Homeowners
Monsoon season runs June 15 to September 30, and the storms don't wait. Here's the before, during, and after checklist — sandbags, safety, and drying — that Tempe homeowners actually need.

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Monsoon flash floods, storm runoff and rising water — pumped out, sanitized and dried by a crew that knows Tempe's storm season.
Tempe's monsoon season runs June 15 through September 30, and every year it turns quiet streets into fast-moving water in under an hour. A single microburst can dump inches of rain, overwhelm drainage, and push runoff straight into homes and garages. When it does, the cleanup is a different animal than a clean-water pipe leak.
Flood water is rarely clean. Storm runoff carries mud, road contaminants, and whatever it crossed on the way in, which means it has to be handled as contaminated water — pumped out, the space sanitized, and everything dried and disinfected properly.
We respond 24/7 during storm season with high-volume pumps and the crew to move fast, because standing flood water only gets more damaging and more hazardous the longer it sits. Call (866) 688-0301 the moment water is in your home.

We check for electrical and structural hazards first, then pump out standing flood water with high-volume equipment. Storm water is treated as contaminated from the start.
We remove mud, silt, and debris, then take out saturated materials — carpet, pad, soaked drywall, and insulation — that cannot be safely saved after contaminated water exposure.
Every affected surface is cleaned and disinfected with antimicrobial treatment to address the contaminants flood water carries. This is not optional after a storm-water event.
We dry the structure with commercial equipment and monitor daily, so the moisture flood water drove into your floors and walls does not become mold two weeks later.
Sun-baked desert soil sheds water instead of absorbing it, so monsoon rain runs off fast and pools in low spots. Neighborhoods near the Salt River channel, along the I-10 Broadway Curve, and on the old flood-irrigation grid see intrusion the rest of the year's weather never hints at. The September 2014 storms produced 100-year-plus rainfall across Maricopa County and flooded homes that had never taken on water before. We build our storm-season response around that reality.
This is the part homeowners get wrong. Standard homeowners policies typically exclude flood damage — the kind of surface flooding a monsoon storm causes usually requires separate flood insurance. Water from a burst pipe inside your home is a different category and is often covered. We document the source and the loss carefully so it is classified correctly, and we will tell you straight which bucket your situation likely falls into.
Every loss is different, so we give you an itemized estimate before work begins — never a number pulled from the air. These are the factors that move the price:
Usually not on its own. Standard homeowners policies typically exclude surface flooding from storms, which is what most monsoon flash-flood damage is — that generally needs separate flood insurance. Water from an inside source like a burst pipe is a different story and is often covered. We help you document the loss so it is classified correctly.
Yes. Storm and flood water is treated as contaminated because of what it picks up on the way in, and there can be electrical and structural hazards too. It should be pumped, removed, and sanitized with proper protection — not mopped up by hand.
Immediately. Contaminated water grows more hazardous the longer it sits, and mold can start within 24–48 hours. We run a 24/7 storm-season line and move fast to pump out and sanitize before secondary damage sets in.
When a microburst puts storm water in your home, we pump out and dry fast — 24/7 monsoon emergency response across Tempe and the East Valley.
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Monsoon season runs June 15 to September 30, and the storms don't wait. Here's the before, during, and after checklist — sandbags, safety, and drying — that Tempe homeowners actually need.

A slow, soaking storm broke rainfall records and pushed Maricopa County into a state of emergency. More than a decade later, September 8, 2014 still shows Tempe homeowners exactly how the Valley floods, and how to be ready.
We bring flood cleanup to homes and businesses across the Valley — here are the areas we're called to most.
Our Tempe crew answers 24/7 and aims to be at your door within the hour. Get extraction and drying started before the mold clock runs out.
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