Water damage in the spring is inevitable in some communities. Yesterday’s storm in Charlotte, NC took a large toll on the community with wind and rain water restoration companies are busy cleaning up large amounts of water damage at Charlotte homes and businesses. Once of our calls for water mitigation in Charlotte was because of a flooded basement at a home in the Mooresville area. During the rain storm the homeowner forgot to close a window located at the top of the basement which is at ground level with the homes foundation. This resulted in water rushing into the basement causing significant water damage to walls portions of the ceiling and the entire floor in the basement. The main reason so much water damage accumulated was because the drainage from the house flowed right pass the window typically but a pile of leaves and other materials in the yard redirected the flow of water into the window which was open.