JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success JSC Protective Services Division Office of Emergency Management Johnson Space Center Center Operations Directorate Office of Emergency ManagementCenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success April 4, 2005 Johnson Space Center Center Operations Directorate Office of Emergency Management Preparing JSC Today... NASAWATCH.COM
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success The Galveston Study Area: –Evacuation Statistics –Clearance Times Visual Impact of a Category 4 Storm on the Galveston Study Area INTRODUCTION
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success The Design Storm Hurricane Carla September 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 O’Connor), 14.8 feet (Houston Ship Channel) Rainfall of inches (Galveston), 6.25 inches (Victoria), 5.15 inches (Corpus Christi) 34 Deaths in Texas $400,000,000 of storm damage (1961 dollars)
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla Houston-Galveston Study Area Landfall
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -50 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/19 14:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -38 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/20 08:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -32 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/20 14:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -26 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/20 20:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -20 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/21 02:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -14 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/21 08:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -8 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/21 14:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Evacuation Window: -2 hours. Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/21 20:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success. Hurricane Carla Category 5 04/22 02:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success. Hurricane Carla Category 5 04/22 08:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success. Hurricane Carla Category 5 04/22 14:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success. Hurricane Carla Category 4 04/22 20:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success. Hurricane Carla Category 3 04/23 02:00 CDT
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success feet feet + Galveston HOUSTON Pasadena Texas City League City Anahuac Alvin Angleton feet feet + Houston-Galveston Study Area Standard MEOW (Maximum Envelope of Water) 4/22 at 1400 CDT La Porte
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level Dickinson Texas City Galveston
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 4.5 Feet Dickinson Texas City Galveston
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 8.5 Feet Dickinson Texas City Galveston
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 12.8 Feet Dickinson Texas City Galveston
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 15.8 Feet Dickinson Texas City Galveston
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla Category 5 MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 19.0 Feet Dickinson Texas City Galveston
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level UT Medical Branch
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 4.5 Feet
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 8.5 Feet
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 12.8 Feet
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 15.8 Feet
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla Category 5 MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 19.0 Feet
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla Category 5 Wind Damage Surge: 19.0 Feet
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Baytown JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 4.8 Feet Baytown JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 10.6 Feet Baytown JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 17.9 Feet Baytown JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success HOUSTON Texas City Galveston La Porte League City Alvin Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 22.4 Feet Baytown JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 4.8 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 10.6 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 17.9 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2000 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH Surge: 22.4 Feet HOUSTON La Porte Pasadena Baytown Webster Bacliff Deer Park JSC
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success <$10 million $ million $100 million - 1 billion $ billion >$10 billion
JS711/Apr 2005CenterOps The Foundation for Mission Success 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