Key Takeaways
- NASA reported that Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall rates included at least one measured maximum over 8 inches in a 6-hour period (Aug 2017)
- The NOAA Technical Memorandum reported that record rainfall rates occurred, with several locations exceeding 30 inches over a 4-day period during Hurricane Harvey (2017)
- The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the 2017 Harvey rainfall exceeded previous record flood levels for some streams, based on modeled rainfall-runoff (2017)
- The FEMA after-action report states that 17,000+ miles of road were affected by flooding and debris impacts (2017)
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General reported 2,700 FEMA employees supported Hurricane Harvey operations (2017)
- The city of Houston reported that more than 40,000 residents used city shelters during Hurricane Harvey (2017)
- FEMA estimated total damages from Hurricane Harvey at $125 billion (2017)
- FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reported more than 300,000 flood insurance claims related to Hurricane Harvey (2017)
- FEMA’s NFIP update stated that Hurricane Harvey resulted in 585,000 claims (2017)
- NOAA NHC reported that the storm’s eyewall structure and convection fluctuated during its stalled phase (2017)
- “More than 13,000 utility customers” in Corpus Christi lost power during Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath, according to U.S. EIA reporting summarizing utility impacts (2017)
- More than 600 road closures were reported in Houston during Harvey’s flooding peak, according to an official after-action narrative compiled by a transportation agency (2017)
- 6 months after Harvey, 34% of adults reported clinically relevant post-traumatic stress symptoms in the Hurricane Harvey–exposed cohort study (2018 survey)
- Hurricane Harvey caused an estimated 80% decline in certain local ecosystem services values (flood regulation) within impacted areas, according to a peer-reviewed valuation study using modeled flood extents (2019)
- Hurricane Harvey rainfall event produced approximately 1.5 trillion gallons of runoff estimate for the greater Houston region (2017), reported in a peer-reviewed hydrology analysis using gauge and modeling products
Hurricane Harvey dumped 30 to 60 inches of rain on Houston, triggering record flooding and over 585,000 insurance claims.
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