Flood and Water Damage Facts

Your home has a 26% chance of being damaged by a flood during the course of a 30-year flood.

The average annual US flood losses in the past 10 years was more than $2.4 billion.

Floods and flash floods happen in all 50 states.

Just an inch of water can cause costly damage to your property.

Flash floods often bring walls of water 10 to 20 feet high.

Hurricanes, winter storms and snow melt are common (but often overlooked) causes of flooding.

On average, water damage accounted for 21 of homeowners claims from 1998-2005

Source: National Flood Insurance Program

Sentry®Safe—Protecting your irreplaceables from water damage

Water damage usually happens fast and furious and when you least expect it. That’s why you need to make sure those things that are important to you remain safe and dry!

Sentry®Safe is proud to offer different levels of waterproof and water-resistant technology to meet your needs. Any of our products that have these designations have undergone rigorous independent testing by the firm ETL Semko and are certified to be in compliance with manufacturer’s specifications.

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