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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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Evacuation Window: -2 hours
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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
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+Galveston
HOUSTON
Pasadena
Texas City
LeagueCity
Anahuac
Alvin
Angleton
++ 22.2 feet
+ + 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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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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Houston-Galveston Study Area
Mean Sea Level
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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UT MedicalBranch
Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1200 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 8.5 Feet
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UT MedicalBranch
Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1700 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 12.8 Feet
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UT MedicalBranch
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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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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Mean Sea Level
HOUSTON
TexasCity
Galveston
La Porte
LeagueCity
Alvin
Baytown
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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
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HOUSTON
TexasCity
Galveston
La Porte
LeagueCity
Alvin
Hurricane Carla4/22 at 1200 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPHSurge: 10.6 Feet
Baytown
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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
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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
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HOUSTON
La Porte
Pasadena
Baytown
Webster
Bacliff
Deer Park
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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