Yeah, I have some idea of how nice it was. I'm glad you got to enjoy it! Thanks for sharing with us your experiences, good and bad.
WEATHER CentralTexas Coast going to get wet this weekend - Hurricane Harvey Thread
Yeah, I have some idea of how nice it was. I'm glad you got to enjoy it! Thanks for sharing with us your experiences, good and bad.
bw
Fringe Ranger
Wow, tough to put a manual pump on that. Is that typical for your area? Mine is 37 feet. I can practically suck it up with a straw.
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170902/once-again-fort-bragg-troops-respond-to-disaster
Once again, Fort Bragg troops respond to disaster
A tree blocks a street as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. (Nick Wagner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
By Drew Brooks
Military editor
Sep 2, 2017
Fort Bragg sent a small team of soldiers to Texas last week to support Hurricane Harvey relief operations.
Soldiers from the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command will help assess how best to stage logistical assets needed to support the relief efforts. Meanwhile, soldiers from the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment will support operations by helping chronicle the relief efforts.
We’re talking small numbers of troops — a drop in the bucket compared with the thousands of mostly National Guard forces that are helping in Texas.
But the response further cements one of Fort Bragg’s most famous adages: “When the nation calls 911, the phone rings at Fort Bragg.”
That saying is on the checklist of nearly every senior leader who visits Fort Bragg, along with “Center of the universe” and “Home of the airborne and special operations.”
It’s also a point of pride, earned by the numerous quick reaction and contingency forces that call Fort Bragg home and that have previously responded on short notice to military operations across the world and to relief operations across the U.S. and beyond.
Fort Bragg troops responded to Florida after Hurricane Andrew. They played a major role in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. And they responded after major flooding in South Carolina in 2015.
Their latest efforts in Texas, where Houston has been inundated with flood waters, are now part of that legacy.
It’s no accident that Fort Bragg is often involved in such responses. The 18th Airborne Corps is the nation’s Contingency Corps and its units often train to respond to worldwide and national emergencies on short notice.
Even while deployed to Iraq leading the anti-Islamic State coalition, the corps is deeply involved in the response to Hurricane Harvey.
Overseeing a large swath of Army units across the nation — but mostly based in the eastern United States — the 18th Airborne Corps sent more than Fort Bragg soldiers toward waterlogged Texas cities.
The 63rd Signal Battalion, based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, deployed soldiers to Texas to provide network communications support. And the 510th Human Resources Platoon, out of Fort Drum, New York, was to provide reception and administrative services to military personnel deploying to Texas.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by Hurricane Harvey,” said Maj. Ellis Gales, a spokesman for the corps. “We know our soldiers, here at Fort Bragg and other installations, will do their best to assist with the ongoing relief efforts.”
And of course the soldiers aren’t alone.
The North Carolina National Guard is no stranger to hurricane relief efforts, having responded to Hurricane Matthew in their own backyards months ago.
The North Carolina National Guard was one of the first National Guards from outside of Texas to send support after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. They sent two teams of specially trained rescue crews aboard Black Hawk helicopters to help pull civilians from dangerous and flooded areas.
Military editor Drew Brooks can be reached at dbrooks@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3567.
Once again, Fort Bragg troops respond to disaster
A tree blocks a street as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. (Nick Wagner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
By Drew Brooks
Military editor
Sep 2, 2017
Fort Bragg sent a small team of soldiers to Texas last week to support Hurricane Harvey relief operations.
Soldiers from the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command will help assess how best to stage logistical assets needed to support the relief efforts. Meanwhile, soldiers from the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment will support operations by helping chronicle the relief efforts.
We’re talking small numbers of troops — a drop in the bucket compared with the thousands of mostly National Guard forces that are helping in Texas.
But the response further cements one of Fort Bragg’s most famous adages: “When the nation calls 911, the phone rings at Fort Bragg.”
That saying is on the checklist of nearly every senior leader who visits Fort Bragg, along with “Center of the universe” and “Home of the airborne and special operations.”
It’s also a point of pride, earned by the numerous quick reaction and contingency forces that call Fort Bragg home and that have previously responded on short notice to military operations across the world and to relief operations across the U.S. and beyond.
Fort Bragg troops responded to Florida after Hurricane Andrew. They played a major role in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. And they responded after major flooding in South Carolina in 2015.
Their latest efforts in Texas, where Houston has been inundated with flood waters, are now part of that legacy.
It’s no accident that Fort Bragg is often involved in such responses. The 18th Airborne Corps is the nation’s Contingency Corps and its units often train to respond to worldwide and national emergencies on short notice.
Even while deployed to Iraq leading the anti-Islamic State coalition, the corps is deeply involved in the response to Hurricane Harvey.
Overseeing a large swath of Army units across the nation — but mostly based in the eastern United States — the 18th Airborne Corps sent more than Fort Bragg soldiers toward waterlogged Texas cities.
The 63rd Signal Battalion, based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, deployed soldiers to Texas to provide network communications support. And the 510th Human Resources Platoon, out of Fort Drum, New York, was to provide reception and administrative services to military personnel deploying to Texas.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by Hurricane Harvey,” said Maj. Ellis Gales, a spokesman for the corps. “We know our soldiers, here at Fort Bragg and other installations, will do their best to assist with the ongoing relief efforts.”
And of course the soldiers aren’t alone.
The North Carolina National Guard is no stranger to hurricane relief efforts, having responded to Hurricane Matthew in their own backyards months ago.
The North Carolina National Guard was one of the first National Guards from outside of Texas to send support after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. They sent two teams of specially trained rescue crews aboard Black Hawk helicopters to help pull civilians from dangerous and flooded areas.
Military editor Drew Brooks can be reached at dbrooks@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3567.
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http://twistedsifter.com/videos/houston-flooding-from-hurricane-harvey-timelapse/
Timelapse Shows Devastating Speed of Houston Flooding from Hurricane Harvey
Sep 3, 2017
A dramatic timelapse of flooding along Greens Bayou in the Greenspoint neighbourhood of Houston shows the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Footage begins at approximately 9:30pm on August 26th and ends around noon on August 27th. It’s chilling to see what can happen in so little time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__IBuu06URY
1:59
Timelapse Shows Devastating Speed of Houston Flooding from Hurricane Harvey
Sep 3, 2017
A dramatic timelapse of flooding along Greens Bayou in the Greenspoint neighbourhood of Houston shows the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Footage begins at approximately 9:30pm on August 26th and ends around noon on August 27th. It’s chilling to see what can happen in so little time.
1:59
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/0...for-harvey-victims-raises-over-3-million.html
JJ Watt fundraiser for Harvey victims raises over $18 million
Published September 03, 2017
J.J. Watt, the star Houston Texans defensive end, has raised more than $18 million for Harvey victims since creating the fundraiser last weekend.
As donations earlier in the week poured in, Watt continued to raise the goal — which began at $200,000 one week ago — hit $20 million as of Sunday evening.
In a tweet, Watt showed a warehouse full of packages he said would be delivered to those in need.
Quick update of where we're at right now... pic.twitter.com/a105oYRv3A <-Click to watch short video
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 3, 2017
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 3, 2017
"I just wanted to make sure you guys see what’s going on, and make sure that you know that this stuff’s going directly to the people of Houston," Watt said in the video.
This is what we'll be distributing today pic.twitter.com/YVyOC4jRaj
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 3, 2017
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 3, 2017
According to the fundraising page, hosted by crowdfunding site YouCaring, the millions of dollars raised for victims of Harvey as part of Watt's fundraiser have donated by more than 170,000 donors.
Watt said that he couldn't help but want to help in the recovery process.
“It's very tough to watch our city get hit by such a bad storm and not be there to help, not be there to help with the recovery, not be there to help with the process. It's very tough so what I do want to do is start a fundraiser," Watt said in a video.
"Humanity is incredible, the positive vibes are unbelievable," Watt said. "Houston, we're all thinking of you. The whole world is wishing you the best. Stay strong, we all got your back."
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You ain't lived 'til you've had a Whataburger! Believe it!
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/278426584-story
New York first responder tries Whataburger during Harvey relief -- and loves it
By: FOX4News.com Staff
Posted: Sep 03 2017 04:55PM EDT
Updated: Sep 03 2017 06:34PM EDT
A New York first responder got his first taste of Texas favorite Whataburger while helping with Harvey relief efforts.
"These Texas guys wanna tell me that this is a burger, this is the official Texas burger,” he said in a video tweeted by the iconic fast food chain. The man looks at the camera skeptical and says he doesn’t think so.
After he takes a bite, he smiles and goes “Mmmmmmmm… that is a good burger!”
A person off-camera, a Texan presumably, says “Told ya!"
The New Yorker was won over by Whataburger -- an experience every Texan has felt.
“Unbelievable,” he says at the end of the video.
Whataburger said last week it will give $1 million to the Whataburger Family Foundation, $500,000 to local food banks in hard hit areas and $150,000 to the Red Cross to help with Harvey relief efforts.
The Whataburger Family Foundation helps employees in need or who have a sudden financial issue. Whataburger said the foundation will assist workers in affected areas with items like clothing, food and medical bills.
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/278426584-story
New York first responder tries Whataburger during Harvey relief -- and loves it
By: FOX4News.com Staff
Posted: Sep 03 2017 04:55PM EDT
Updated: Sep 03 2017 06:34PM EDT
A New York first responder got his first taste of Texas favorite Whataburger while helping with Harvey relief efforts.
"These Texas guys wanna tell me that this is a burger, this is the official Texas burger,” he said in a video tweeted by the iconic fast food chain. The man looks at the camera skeptical and says he doesn’t think so.
After he takes a bite, he smiles and goes “Mmmmmmmm… that is a good burger!”
A person off-camera, a Texan presumably, says “Told ya!"
The New Yorker was won over by Whataburger -- an experience every Texan has felt.
“Unbelievable,” he says at the end of the video.
Whataburger said last week it will give $1 million to the Whataburger Family Foundation, $500,000 to local food banks in hard hit areas and $150,000 to the Red Cross to help with Harvey relief efforts.
The Whataburger Family Foundation helps employees in need or who have a sudden financial issue. Whataburger said the foundation will assist workers in affected areas with items like clothing, food and medical bills.
While serving first responders we ran into a NYer who got his first sweet taste of Whataburger pic.twitter.com/AzYbryw8cn <- Click to watch short video — Whataburger® (@Whataburger) September 2, 2017
Bardou
Veteran Member
Red Cross Epic Failure in Lake Charles
By Gerry Emery -
September 3, 2017
From the Cajun Navy Rescue Ops page: Update on Burton shelter operation;
Volunteers are very disappointed with how the Red Cross has handled their disaster relief efforts in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This is an organization that travels the world setting up shelters and assisting in disaster relief efforts. Why are they so unorganized?
Volunteers witnessed them being very rude to the people taking shelter. These people are being bussed into the Burton shelter. They get off the bus and are told, “We don’t have room for you.” They look around like what is going on, saying “We did not drive the bus here…why did y’all bring us here if it is full?” The Red Cross does not explain to them any type of plan. A volunteer was there witnessing this. They stopped feeding people & told them “The kitchen was closed.” It was terrible. People were very upset.
The Sheriff’s office came in and started taking over after witnessing the inadequate operation. They explained to the people they would be loading them back on buses to go further to the Alexandria shelter. They got food and water, fed them, checked them out medically and sent them on to Alexandria.
Once they explained what was going on it helped with some of the crowd. Many were very upset and said, “They were burning all of their New Orleans Saints stuff and they would never return to Louisiana. We were supposed to be helping them.” They called us unorganized and were not happy.
What these people were witnessing was NOT Louisiana, it was the unorganized operation of the Red Cross. After refusing donations and help, the Red Cross ended up without provisions to give to the people needing shelter, food, clothing, and even medical attention. They refused the physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other medical personnel volunteers who offered their services. We later got a call at 7:00 P.M. to please rally our medical help and come to the Burton shelter.
There was no plan in place, no signs helping direct people, no direction by Red Cross volunteers or leaders. How can an organization that does this for a living be so unprepared and unorganized? The Red Cross is even charging the rescuers for food!
Please donate to the Cajun Navy relief fund. They seem to be doing a much better job than the Red Cross, and are more organized. Simply click here to donate on PayPal.
http://conservativefiringline.com/red-cross-epic-failure-lake-charles/
By Gerry Emery -
September 3, 2017
From the Cajun Navy Rescue Ops page: Update on Burton shelter operation;
Volunteers are very disappointed with how the Red Cross has handled their disaster relief efforts in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This is an organization that travels the world setting up shelters and assisting in disaster relief efforts. Why are they so unorganized?
Volunteers witnessed them being very rude to the people taking shelter. These people are being bussed into the Burton shelter. They get off the bus and are told, “We don’t have room for you.” They look around like what is going on, saying “We did not drive the bus here…why did y’all bring us here if it is full?” The Red Cross does not explain to them any type of plan. A volunteer was there witnessing this. They stopped feeding people & told them “The kitchen was closed.” It was terrible. People were very upset.
The Sheriff’s office came in and started taking over after witnessing the inadequate operation. They explained to the people they would be loading them back on buses to go further to the Alexandria shelter. They got food and water, fed them, checked them out medically and sent them on to Alexandria.
Once they explained what was going on it helped with some of the crowd. Many were very upset and said, “They were burning all of their New Orleans Saints stuff and they would never return to Louisiana. We were supposed to be helping them.” They called us unorganized and were not happy.
What these people were witnessing was NOT Louisiana, it was the unorganized operation of the Red Cross. After refusing donations and help, the Red Cross ended up without provisions to give to the people needing shelter, food, clothing, and even medical attention. They refused the physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other medical personnel volunteers who offered their services. We later got a call at 7:00 P.M. to please rally our medical help and come to the Burton shelter.
There was no plan in place, no signs helping direct people, no direction by Red Cross volunteers or leaders. How can an organization that does this for a living be so unprepared and unorganized? The Red Cross is even charging the rescuers for food!
Please donate to the Cajun Navy relief fund. They seem to be doing a much better job than the Red Cross, and are more organized. Simply click here to donate on PayPal.
http://conservativefiringline.com/red-cross-epic-failure-lake-charles/
bw
Fringe Ranger
The Red Cross has a chain of command. This was probably one totally incompetent manager, and it makes the whole organization look terrible. When I was deployed for hurricane relief we had some infighting going on involving the guy in charge of our area. We got through it with no damage, but everyone was off-stride for a few days. The Lake Charles episode might have been one jerk and a passive-aggressive we'll-show-you response from his staff. Not good, but these things happen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8qeLIf25LQ
Greg Gutfeld Show 9/2/17 |
Fox News Today
September 2, 2017
Ok. Fixing it now
Funny news commentary
Texans are Americans WITH Trucks
Panel discussion video 38 minutes
Greg Gutfeld Show 9/2/17 |
Fox News Today
September 2, 2017
Ok. Fixing it now
Funny news commentary
Texans are Americans WITH Trucks
Panel discussion video 38 minutes
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mzkitty
I give up.
Latest Commentary @LatestComments 2m2 minutes ago
Latest Commentary Retweeted The Associated Press
#BREAKING: At least 60 deaths from Hurricane Harvey via @AP - https://twitter.com/AP/status/904823005590818816 …
#HurricaneHarvey #Harvey
Why is the Gutfield show on the Harvey thread?
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https://twitter.com/mrkmully/status/904531812176850947/video/1
Mark Mulligan Verified account @mrkmully
It's only been a week. Went back to some of the sites in Meyerland I shot last Sunday. #harvey
7:29 PM - 3 Sep 2017
^Click on the twitter link above to view short video [36 seconds] of how how the water has receded in various places.
Mark Mulligan Verified account @mrkmully
It's only been a week. Went back to some of the sites in Meyerland I shot last Sunday. #harvey
7:29 PM - 3 Sep 2017
^Click on the twitter link above to view short video [36 seconds] of how how the water has receded in various places.
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French Street, Lumberton, TX 9/3/17 - Hurricane Harvey
http://twistedsifter.com/2017/09/french-street-underwater-lumberton-texas-hurricane-harvey/
French Street, Lumberton, TX 9/3/17
Sep 5, 2017
Photograph via FilthyFilthFilth on reddit
A photo of a submerged street sign in Lumberton, Texas has gone viral, encapsulating the devastation Hurricane Harvey has caused. The photo was posted yesterday to reddit and was taken on September 3rd, 2017.
Users were quick to find the street sign on Google Maps, although it should be noted the image for Google Maps was taken in Feb. of 2013 and the sign has since been updated and French Road is now French Street. You can see it here as well as in the side by side comparison below.
Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. In a four-day period, many areas received more than 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain as the system meandered over eastern Texas and adjacent waters, causing catastrophic flooding. With peak accumulations of 51.88 in (1,318 mm), Harvey is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the contiguous United States. [source]
http://twistedsifter.com/2017/09/french-street-underwater-lumberton-texas-hurricane-harvey/
French Street, Lumberton, TX 9/3/17
Sep 5, 2017
Photograph via FilthyFilthFilth on reddit
A photo of a submerged street sign in Lumberton, Texas has gone viral, encapsulating the devastation Hurricane Harvey has caused. The photo was posted yesterday to reddit and was taken on September 3rd, 2017.
Users were quick to find the street sign on Google Maps, although it should be noted the image for Google Maps was taken in Feb. of 2013 and the sign has since been updated and French Road is now French Street. You can see it here as well as in the side by side comparison below.
Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. In a four-day period, many areas received more than 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain as the system meandered over eastern Texas and adjacent waters, causing catastrophic flooding. With peak accumulations of 51.88 in (1,318 mm), Harvey is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the contiguous United States. [source]
It really is beyond my imagination to grasp that much water in residential areas. I'm so thankful we live in the hills!
Summerthyme
Summerthyme
That is a sobering photo if I ever saw one.
Lumberton, NC was severely flooded late last year as well. Not a good decade for towns called Lumberton apparently -
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/lumberton-nc-flood-is-vast#!
Hurricane Central
October 10, 2016
Lumberton NC Flood is Vast
weather.com
Drone video shows vast scope of Hurricane Matthew flooding in Lumberton, NC.
Lumberton, NC was severely flooded late last year as well. Not a good decade for towns called Lumberton apparently -
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/lumberton-nc-flood-is-vast#!
Hurricane Central
October 10, 2016
Lumberton NC Flood is Vast
weather.com
Drone video shows vast scope of Hurricane Matthew flooding in Lumberton, NC.
Txkstew
Veteran Member
Lumberton is about 10 miles North of Beaumont. There is a French Road in Beaumont, I know because I used to live on that road in Beaumont.
Things all still messed up here a week later. Lots of Army, Leo, Helicopters all over the area.
Good part is my underemployed kids have all the house clean out demo work they can stand. They got kicked out of their very nice hotel room in Shreveport for having a screaming match. Six cops showed up but let them stay the night, but the management said they had to leave the next day. The only reason I drove 3 1/2 hours there and back, is because of my 3 year old Grand Daughter in the pic below. Otherwise, they would be sleeping on the streets 200 miles away. It was the last thing I wanted to do after all the stress I'm still under.
Things all still messed up here a week later. Lots of Army, Leo, Helicopters all over the area.
Good part is my underemployed kids have all the house clean out demo work they can stand. They got kicked out of their very nice hotel room in Shreveport for having a screaming match. Six cops showed up but let them stay the night, but the management said they had to leave the next day. The only reason I drove 3 1/2 hours there and back, is because of my 3 year old Grand Daughter in the pic below. Otherwise, they would be sleeping on the streets 200 miles away. It was the last thing I wanted to do after all the stress I'm still under.
Medical Maven
Deceased
Back to Harvey, the hurricane with the worst impact it seems. And how is Houston recovering at the moment?
RMS Estimates Hurricane Harvey Insured Losses from Wind, Storm Surge and Inland Flood Damage will be Between USD $25 and $35 Billion
The insured losses for the industry are only a fraction of the total economic losses which are estimated to be $70 to $90 billion
http://www.rms.com/newsroom/press-r...-damage-will-be-between-usd-25-and-35-billion
NEWARK, Calif. - September 09, 2017 -
RMS has estimated that the insured loss from Hurricane Harvey will be between $25 to $35 billion, with an upper bound of $40 billion. This RMS estimate represents the insured losses associated with wind, storm surge, and inland flood damage, across Texas and Louisiana only. The estimate also includes gross losses accrued to the National Flood Insurance Program of $7 to $10 billion.
RMS Best Industry Loss Estimate Ranges by Peril and U.S. State, in US$ Billions
Region Wind Storm Surge Inland Flood Total
Texas 2 - 3 < 0.1 20 - 35 22 - 38
Louisiana - - 1 - 2 1 - 2
Total 2 - 3 < 0.1 21 - 37 22 - 40
“Although Harvey was a category four storm at landfall, the point of landfall along the coastline of Texas is less densely populated than other coastline areas, which has limited the magnitude of the overall total wind and surge related losses,” said Michael Young, head of U.S. climates modeling at RMS.
While wind and storm surge losses appear modest for a landfalling category four hurricane, RMS expects that significant losses associated with rainfall-driven flooding will drive total economic and insured losses in excess of those experienced from Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Major Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic and unprecedented inland flooding across southeast Texas and parts of southern Louisiana. Most of the Houston metropolitan area (pop. ~6.3 million) was significantly impacted. Flood depths in the Houston metropolitan area reached up to 12ft (3.66m) in some places.
Hurricane Harvey Map.png
“The behavior of the storm is almost without precedent, and Harvey has already broken all U.S. records for tropical cyclone-driven extreme rainfall. Harvey's observed cumulative rainfall of 51in (129cm) far exceeds that of Allison in 200, Claudette in 1979, or Amelia in 1978, not only in volume but also in regional extent," said Young.
RMS ran the upcoming RMS U.S. Inland Flood HD Model in real-time to simulate the precipitation, run-off, and pluvial and fluvial flows across the Texas and Louisiana domain, to create a series of high-fidelity flood maps for clients to use to estimate expected flood losses.
The model was used to evaluate all sources of coastal and inland flood hazard, including: tropical and non-tropical cyclone precipitation, major and minor river fluvial flooding, and pluvial flooding – flash flooding and surface flooding.
The model’s ability to examine both defended and un-defended flood situations enabled RMS to assess where local levees may be overwhelmed. For Harvey, RMS considers that many of the local flood defenses were exceeded in the Houston area where the rainfall was most intense.
The RMS estimate is based on analysis of RMS ensemble footprints, hazard reconstructions of Harvey’s wind field and storm surge, using version 17.0 of the RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models and RMS U.S. Inland Flood Model.
RMS Estimates Hurricane Harvey Insured Losses from Wind, Storm Surge and Inland Flood Damage will be Between USD $25 and $35 Billion
The insured losses for the industry are only a fraction of the total economic losses which are estimated to be $70 to $90 billion
http://www.rms.com/newsroom/press-r...-damage-will-be-between-usd-25-and-35-billion
NEWARK, Calif. - September 09, 2017 -
RMS has estimated that the insured loss from Hurricane Harvey will be between $25 to $35 billion, with an upper bound of $40 billion. This RMS estimate represents the insured losses associated with wind, storm surge, and inland flood damage, across Texas and Louisiana only. The estimate also includes gross losses accrued to the National Flood Insurance Program of $7 to $10 billion.
RMS Best Industry Loss Estimate Ranges by Peril and U.S. State, in US$ Billions
Region Wind Storm Surge Inland Flood Total
Texas 2 - 3 < 0.1 20 - 35 22 - 38
Louisiana - - 1 - 2 1 - 2
Total 2 - 3 < 0.1 21 - 37 22 - 40
“Although Harvey was a category four storm at landfall, the point of landfall along the coastline of Texas is less densely populated than other coastline areas, which has limited the magnitude of the overall total wind and surge related losses,” said Michael Young, head of U.S. climates modeling at RMS.
While wind and storm surge losses appear modest for a landfalling category four hurricane, RMS expects that significant losses associated with rainfall-driven flooding will drive total economic and insured losses in excess of those experienced from Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Major Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic and unprecedented inland flooding across southeast Texas and parts of southern Louisiana. Most of the Houston metropolitan area (pop. ~6.3 million) was significantly impacted. Flood depths in the Houston metropolitan area reached up to 12ft (3.66m) in some places.
Hurricane Harvey Map.png
“The behavior of the storm is almost without precedent, and Harvey has already broken all U.S. records for tropical cyclone-driven extreme rainfall. Harvey's observed cumulative rainfall of 51in (129cm) far exceeds that of Allison in 200, Claudette in 1979, or Amelia in 1978, not only in volume but also in regional extent," said Young.
RMS ran the upcoming RMS U.S. Inland Flood HD Model in real-time to simulate the precipitation, run-off, and pluvial and fluvial flows across the Texas and Louisiana domain, to create a series of high-fidelity flood maps for clients to use to estimate expected flood losses.
The model was used to evaluate all sources of coastal and inland flood hazard, including: tropical and non-tropical cyclone precipitation, major and minor river fluvial flooding, and pluvial flooding – flash flooding and surface flooding.
The model’s ability to examine both defended and un-defended flood situations enabled RMS to assess where local levees may be overwhelmed. For Harvey, RMS considers that many of the local flood defenses were exceeded in the Houston area where the rainfall was most intense.
The RMS estimate is based on analysis of RMS ensemble footprints, hazard reconstructions of Harvey’s wind field and storm surge, using version 17.0 of the RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models and RMS U.S. Inland Flood Model.
perspective.
For my non-Houston friends- to help you understand the devastation:
Houston is huge.
The greater metropolitan area is circled by the Grand Parkway - which is 170 miles long. That makes the area of the circle inside the Grand Parkway over 2200 sq. miles.
2200 square miles of densely habited, urban and suburban, areas is flooded.
Imagine if the entire state of Delaware, with twice the population of Manhattan, was under water.
That's Houston.
For my non-Houston friends- to help you understand the devastation:
Houston is huge.
The greater metropolitan area is circled by the Grand Parkway - which is 170 miles long. That makes the area of the circle inside the Grand Parkway over 2200 sq. miles.
2200 square miles of densely habited, urban and suburban, areas is flooded.
Imagine if the entire state of Delaware, with twice the population of Manhattan, was under water.
That's Houston.
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Love ya', Willie!
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/w...-harvey-cant-mess-with-texas-benefit-concert/
Willie Nelson To Headline The ‘Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas’ Benefit Concert
Ford Springer
5:19 PM 09/13/2017
A long list of celebrities participated in the Hand In Hand telethon on Tuesday raising over $44 million, but another group of musicians is planning a benefit effort of their own next week, Page Six reports.
Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are gearing up to headline the “Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas” benefit concert to be held in Austin, Texas on Friday of next week. Lesser known musicians like Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Leon Bridges, and Lyle Lovett are among the others expected to perform during the fundraising show.
In addition to the musical performances, actors Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger, who are both Texas natives, are both scheduled to make special appearances during the event.
Tickets for the star-studded event will go on sale Wednesday afternoon.
All proceeds from the benefit concert will go to the Rebuild Texas fund, which is hoping to raise $100 million with the help of the concert next week.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/w...-harvey-cant-mess-with-texas-benefit-concert/
Willie Nelson To Headline The ‘Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas’ Benefit Concert
Ford Springer
5:19 PM 09/13/2017
A long list of celebrities participated in the Hand In Hand telethon on Tuesday raising over $44 million, but another group of musicians is planning a benefit effort of their own next week, Page Six reports.
Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are gearing up to headline the “Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas” benefit concert to be held in Austin, Texas on Friday of next week. Lesser known musicians like Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Leon Bridges, and Lyle Lovett are among the others expected to perform during the fundraising show.
In addition to the musical performances, actors Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger, who are both Texas natives, are both scheduled to make special appearances during the event.
Tickets for the star-studded event will go on sale Wednesday afternoon.
All proceeds from the benefit concert will go to the Rebuild Texas fund, which is hoping to raise $100 million with the help of the concert next week.