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JS711/W. Roeh/Apr 2005 CenterOps CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success JSC Protective Services Division Office of Emergency Management Johnson Space Center Center Operations Directorate Office of Emergency Management CenterOps CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Bill Roeh April 4, 2005 Johnson Space Center Center Operations Directorate Office of Emergency Management Preparing JSC Today...

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JSC Protective Services Division

Office of Emergency Management

Johnson Space CenterCenter Operations DirectorateOffice of Emergency Management

CenterOpsCenterOpsThe Foundation for Mission Success

Bill RoehApril 4, 2005

Johnson Space CenterCenter Operations DirectorateOffice of Emergency Management

Preparing JSC Today...

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• The Galveston Study Area:– Evacuation Statistics– Clearance Times

• Visual Impact of a Category 4 Storm on the Galveston Study Area

INTRODUCTION

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The Design StormHurricane Carla

September 5-11, 1961

A large, slow-moving storm that made landfall near Port LavacaSustained winds of 150 mph (Category 4)Peak wind gusts of 175 mphStorm surge of 22 feet (Matagorda Bay) 18.5 feet (Port Lavaca), 14.5 feet (Port O’Connor), 14.8 feet (Houston Ship Channel)Rainfall of 16.49 inches (Galveston), 6.25 inches (Victoria), 5.15 inches (Corpus Christi)34 Deaths in Texas$400,000,000 of storm damage (1961 dollars)

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Hurricane CarlaHouston-Galveston Study Area

Landfall

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Evacuation Window: -50 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/19 14:00 CDT

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Evacuation Window: -38 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/20 08:00 CDT

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Evacuation Window: -32 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/20 14:00 CDT

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Evacuation Window: -26 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/20 20:00 CDT

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Evacuation Window: -20 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/21 02:00 CDT

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Evacuation Window: -14 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/21 08:00 CDT

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Evacuation Window: -8 hours

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Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/21 14:00 CDT

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Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/21 20:00 CDT

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Hurricane Carla Category 5 04/22 02:00 CDT

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Hurricane Carla Category 5 04/22 08:00 CDT

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Hurricane Carla Category 5 04/22 14:00 CDT

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Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/22 20:00 CDT

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Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/23 02:00 CDT

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+ 22.4 feet

++ 23.9 feet

+Galveston

HOUSTON

Pasadena

Texas City

LeagueCity

Anahuac

Alvin

Angleton

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+ + 15.8 feet

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Houston-Galveston Study AreaStandard MEOW

(Maximum Envelope of Water)4/22 at 1400 CDT

La Porte

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Houston-Galveston Study Area

Mean Sea Level

Dickinson

Texas City

Galveston

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 0800 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 4.5 Feet

Dickinson

Texas City

Galveston

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1200 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 8.5 Feet

Dickinson

Texas City

Galveston

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1700 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 12.8 Feet

Dickinson

Texas City

Galveston

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 2200 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 15.8 Feet

Dickinson

Texas City

Galveston

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Hurricane CarlaCategory 5

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 19.0 Feet

Dickinson

Texas City

Galveston

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UT MedicalBranch

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UT MedicalBranch

Hurricane Carla4/22 at 0800 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 4.5 Feet

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1200 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 8.5 Feet

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1700 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 12.8 Feet

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 2200 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 15.8 Feet

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Hurricane CarlaCategory 5

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 19.0 Feet

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Houston-Galveston Study Area

Mean Sea Level

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Hurricane CarlaCategory 5

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 19.0 Feet

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Hurricane CarlaCategory 5

Wind DamageSurge: 19.0 Feet

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HOUSTON

TexasCity

Galveston

La Porte

LeagueCity

Alvin

Baytown

JSC

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TexasCity

Galveston

La Porte

LeagueCity

Alvin

Hurricane Carla4/22 at 0800 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 4.8 Feet

Baytown

JSC

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TexasCity

Galveston

La Porte

LeagueCity

Alvin

Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1200 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 10.6 Feet

Baytown

JSC

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HOUSTON

TexasCity

Galveston

La Porte

LeagueCity

Alvin

Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1700 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 17.9 Feet

Baytown

JSC

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HOUSTON

TexasCity

Galveston

La Porte

LeagueCity

Alvin

Hurricane Carla4/22 at 2000 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 22.4 Feet

Baytown

JSC

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HOUSTON

La Porte

Pasadena

Baytown

Webster

Bacliff

Deer Park

JSC

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 0800 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 4.8 Feet

HOUSTON

La Porte

Pasadena

Baytown

Webster

Bacliff

Deer Park

JSC

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1200 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 10.6 Feet

HOUSTON

La Porte

Pasadena

Baytown

Webster

Bacliff

Deer Park

JSC

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1700 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 17.9 Feet

HOUSTON

La Porte

Pasadena

Baytown

Webster

Bacliff

Deer Park

JSC

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Hurricane Carla4/22 at 2000 CDT

MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 22.4 Feet

HOUSTON

La Porte

Pasadena

Baytown

Webster

Bacliff

Deer Park

JSC

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<$10 million$10 - 100 million$100 million - 1 billion$1 - 10 billion>$10 billion

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Estimated Total Wind Damage from Hurricane Carla

Hurricane CarlaHouston-Galveston Study Area Landfall

Counties Affected: 31Population Affected: 5,425,334Households Affected: 1,913,906Residences Destroyed: 119,626Debris Generated: 124,023,000 tons

Damage Amount: $73,612,335,000