1. Hurricane Landfall and Post Storm Surveys

2. Isolated Straight Line Wind Damage & Tornadoes Widespread Wind Damage Extreme

4. Hurricane Alex 2010 100 mph Cat 2 Greatest Storm Surge Impact

6. Tropical Storm Hermine 70 mph T.S. Isolated Straight Line Wind Damage & Tornadoes Minimal Storm Surge Impact

9. Isolated Straight Line Wind Damage & Tornadoes Widespread Wind Damage

10. Hurricane Ike 2008 110 mph Cat 2 Massive Storm Surge Impact

11. Before Ike

12. After Ike

13. Hurricane Rita 2005 Rita 120 mph Cat 3 Massive Storm Surge Impact

14. Hurricane Emily

15. Hurricane Emily 2005 Emily 125 mph Cat 3

16. NWS Storm Survey Plans Assess Hardest Hit areas first Accompany Law Enforcement & Emergency Management Personnel Schedule Areal Flights with DPS or Civil Air Patrol Use Amateur Radio to relay reports back to NWS or Cell phone if working UseGR2Analyst software & GPS

17. Documentation Compiling reports on Wind Damage, Surge Impacts, tornado tracks, and fresh water flooding. Compiling Radar, Satellite, Wind Gage data, tidal surge measurements, and Rainfall Reports Extensive photo documentation Conduct Interviews of those who stayed Documenting Losses $$ Injuries & Fatality Count Post Hurricane Report Updated Daily

18. Damage Survey Viewer http://gisdev.srh.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/index.html

19. Partners Texas DPS & Local Law enforcement Local Emergency managers U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Corps of Engineers U.S. Coast Guard Civil Air Patrol

20. http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/

21. Storm Survey Storm Survey Teams will investigate Coastal Nueces San Patricio & Aransas Counties Today San Patricio & Aransas Counties Today Inland Areas Tomorrow

22. Survey Challenges Personal Safety must come first Hardest hit areas may not be accessible Lack of Fuel Supplies Avoiding downed power lines Staying Hydrated Food & Shelter Flooding & Snakes Contaminated air & Water Reduce Risk of contamination of Murcomycoisis, Or Zygomysosis, the usual fungal material found after severe storms!

23. How can you help us? Relay information you receive for inclusion in our Post Hurricane Report Share photo’s and video feeds Distribute our Hurricane Reports to public Clean up effort could take months to years! Hurricane Season not over until October for Texas!

24. Questions? John.metz@noaa.gov