Storm damage restoration across Citrus County

Storm Damage 911 is a free matching service connecting homeowners in all 12 Citrus County communities we cover with vetted, licensed, insured storm damage restoration contractors. Citrus County sits on Florida's Nature Coast along the Gulf of Mexico, making its western third acutely vulnerable to hurricane storm surge - the county's dominant hazard.

Citrus County sits on Florida's Nature Coast along the Gulf of Mexico, making its western third acutely vulnerable to hurricane storm surge - the county's dominant hazard. Hurricane Helene (2024, Category 4) produced the largest surge ever recorded in county history, overwhelming Crystal River and Homosassa with 3 to 5 feet of water inside structures and prompting over 100 airboat rescues overnight; Hurricane Idalia (2023) pushed 7-foot surge levels into coastal communities, and Hurricane Hermine (2016) caused roughly $102 million in damage to 2,694 structures. Inland flooding is a secondary but serious risk: the Withlacoochee River reached record-high levels during Hurricane Milton (2024, Category 3), forcing evacuations well east of the coast, while heavy rainfall from even glancing storms routinely submerges US-19 and low-lying neighborhoods. Wind damage - downed trees, extended power outages lasting days - accompanies nearly every direct or near-direct landfalling system given the county's exposure on the Big Bend coastline.