Storm damage restoration across Duval County

Storm Damage 911 is a free matching service connecting homeowners in all 5 Duval County communities we cover with vetted, licensed, insured storm damage restoration contractors. Duval County sits at the mouth of the St.

Duval County sits at the mouth of the St. Johns River, a wide, shallow, slow-moving waterway that traps storm surge inland rather than draining it quickly - a Category 3 hurricane could push a 20-foot surge up the river, flooding downtown Jacksonville, San Marco, and riverfront neighborhoods, while even a Category 1 storm can produce 6 feet of inundation. The county's greatest historical hurricane strike was Dora (1964), a Category 2 that made a rare direct landfall and caused 4 feet of street flooding during high tide; Hurricane Irma (2017) then produced the worst flooding in Jacksonville's recorded history when the St. Johns set record stages and hundreds of residents required rescue. Atlantic-facing beaches along the barrier island communities face direct oceanic storm surge of 3-5 feet in a moderate storm, while the broader county receives compounding threats from wind damage, river backflow, and heavy rainfall (6-10 inches in a strong system) that overwhelm flat, low-lying drainage infrastructure. Tropical systems affect the Jacksonville area on average every two years, making wind-driven roof and siding damage a routine restoration demand alongside post-surge structural and mold remediation.