JSC Protective Services Division

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Johnson Space Center Center Operations
Directorate Office of Emergency Management
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Preparing JSC Today...
JSC Protective Services Division Office of
Emergency Management
April 4, 2005
NASAWATCH.COM
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INTRODUCTION

• The Galveston Study Area
• Evacuation Statistics
• Clearance Times
• Visual Impact of a Category 4 Storm on the
  Galveston Study Area

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The Design StormHurricane CarlaSeptember 5-11,
1961
A large, slow-moving storm that made landfall
near Port Lavaca Sustained winds of 150 mph
(Category 4) Peak wind gusts of 175 mph Storm
surge of 22 feet (Matagorda Bay) 18.5 feet (Port
Lavaca), 14.5 feet (Port OConnor), 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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HOUSTON
23.9 feet

Anahuac

Pasadena
La Porte

22.4 feet

League City

Alvin
22.2 feet
Texas City


15.8 feet
Galveston

Angleton
Houston-Galveston Study Area Standard
MEOW (Maximum Envelope of Water) 4/22 at 1400 CDT
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Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level
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Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 4.5 Feet
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Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 8.5 Feet
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Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 12.8 Feet
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Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2200 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 15.8 Feet
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Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Hurricane Carla Category 5 MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 19.0 Feet
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UT Medical Branch
Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level
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UT Medical Branch
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 4.5 Feet
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UT Medical Branch
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 8.5 Feet
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UT Medical Branch
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 12.8 Feet
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UT Medical Branch
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2200 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 15.8 Feet
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Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level
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Hurricane Carla Category 5 MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 19.0 Feet
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Hurricane Carla Category 5 Wind Damage Surge
19.0 Feet
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Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League City
Alvin
Texas City
Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level
Galveston
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Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League City
Alvin
Texas City
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 4.8 Feet
Galveston
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Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League City
Alvin
Texas City
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 10.6 Feet
Galveston
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Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League City
Alvin
Texas City
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 17.9 Feet
Galveston
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Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League City
Alvin
Texas City
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 22.4 Feet
Galveston
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HOUSTON
Pasadena
Deer Park
Webster
JSC
Baytown
La Porte
Bacliff
Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level
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HOUSTON
Pasadena
Deer Park
Webster
JSC
Baytown
La Porte
Bacliff
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 4.8 Feet
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HOUSTON
Pasadena
Deer Park
Webster
JSC
Baytown
La Porte
Bacliff
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 10.6 Feet
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HOUSTON
Pasadena
Deer Park
Webster
JSC
Baytown
La Porte
Bacliff
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 17.9 Feet
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HOUSTON
Pasadena
Deer Park
Webster
JSC
Baytown
La Porte
Bacliff
Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8
MPH Surge 22.4 Feet
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Estimated Total Wind Damage
from Hurricane Carla
Hurricane Carla Houston-Galveston Study Area
Landfall
Counties Affected
31 Population Affected 5,425,334 Households
Affected 1,913,906 Residences Destroyed
119,626 Debris Generated 124,023,000
tons Damage Amount 73,612,335,000