First Weather Briefing Issued Friday August 18, 2017

Long Range Model Guidance

Six days prior to Harvey’s landfall in Texas, deterministic and ensemble global models indicated a low probability for Harvey to impact the United States

USA European UK

Saturday August 19, 2017

NWS Weather Briefing Issued Monday August 21, 2017

NHC Forecasts

Actual Track

10 AM Wed Forecast

10 AM Thursday Forecast

Harvey Makes Landfall

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

• One 74-95 mph • Two 96-110 mph • Three 111-129 mph • Four 130-156 mph • Five >157 mph

Category Winds

It’s only a wind scale

Major

Exceeds local building codes and typically results in devastating to catastrophic damage

University of Florida in Rockport

Cat 1 Cat 1 2 2 3 4

2.5 hours 1.5 hours

13 hours

Peak Winds (mph)

47 mph 63 mph

48 mph

86 mph

59 mph

76 mph

63 mph

83 mph

71 mph

74 mph

82 mph

74 mph

124 mph

117 mph

145 mph

50 60 70

80 90

100 110

120

132 mph 130

50 60 70 80 90 100 120 Preliminary

Nueces County

5-12 ft surge

Harvey Facts NOAA NSSL Research team

deployed mobile Doppler radar to Rockport

Measured unofficial peak gust of 151 mph at Rockport Airport (50 ft. above ground)

Launched first ever weather balloon in eye of hurricane & measured highest moisture content ever in the United States

As of 10/24/17, 1.25 million cubic yards of debris, representing approximately ½ the total, has been collected in Aransas County

Harvey Facts 1st category 4 hurricane to

strike Texas since Carla 1961 1st major hurricane to hit U.S.

since Wilma 2005 (12 years) Tropical depression to major

hurricane in 40 hours Ranked 16th strongest land-

falling storm, by pressure, in U.S.

Peak wind gust 145 mph measured Rockport Airport

Peak storm surge 12.5 feet Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Rockport Damage • Two Deaths – I hospice patient, I fire death • Injuries – 12 • Structure Damage

– Destroyed/Major - 35% – Minor - 34% – Affected - 25%

• City Hall – Totaled • Bay Education Center – Totaled • Parks – Multiple Facilities Destroyed

Rockport Damage

• Airport – Several Hangers Destroyed • Appraisal District - Totaled • ACISD - Major Damage to HS & MS, Significant

Damage to all Other Campuses • Navigation District – Temporary Offices

Destroyed, Office Building Under Construction Destroyed, Multiple Harbor Facilities Damaged or Destroyed

• Vessels Sunk – Approximately 47

Rockport Damage

• WWTP - Structural Damage but Operational • Lift Stations – Damage to all 42 control panels • County Courthouse – Totaled • Apartment Complexes – Gone • Hotels – 1 National Hotel is Open & One is

Partially Open; All Others Expected to Open Throughout 2018

Rockport Damage

• RV Parks – 87.8% of RV slots are operational • Aquarium at Rockport Harbor – Destroyed • Fulton Mansion – $1 million + Damage • Rockport Center for the Arts – Destroyed • Texas Maritime Museum – Water Damage • Rockport Beach – Pavilions Totaled

Fulton Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Key Allegro Marina

Fulton Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Aransas County Airport

Hwy 35 Bus @ FM 2165/N. Pearl St

Fulton Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Cove Harbor Drystack

Sazon, S. Austin Street

Fulton Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Aquarium at Rockport Harbor

Fulton Mansion

Salt Grass Landing Apartments, S. Church St.

Lessons Learned • Do not under estimate the power of a hot

shower or clean laundry on the moral of your staff – make provisions for both

• Crack windows on vehicles to equalize pressure & prevent bursting during the storm

• Register all contractors – waive registration fees & provide unique vehicle decals & employee ID

Lessons Learned

• Communicate, communicate, communicate with your community – do not allow misinformed social media to fill the void

• Take care of your staff, e.g. provide hotel rooms away from the disaster, if possible, for 1-2 days off; make CISM services available throughout the event & afterwards

• Appoint or hire, if necessary, someone to manage long-term recovery

Lessons Learned • Make arrangements pre-storm with vendors

and/or other communities for a cache of traffic control signs, poles, & brackets for immediate post-storm deployment

• Take down, where possible, & store traffic signals – new ones will take several weeks, if not months, to arrive from vendors

Lessons Learned • Public Works employees are first responders

too – make certain they are prepared & equipped, including mentally

• Determine beforehand what the protocol will be if an employee other than EMS/fire/police member is approached by an injured person for assistance

• Keep state & federal elected officials & their staffs informed & engaged

Lessons Learned

• Our preexisting agreement with Bastrop for housing City Hall operations was exercised, allowing for citizens & others to communicate with the City & relieving Rockport staff of some of that burden

• Allow staff to secure their families & property before the storm

• Allow staff to check on families & property ASAP via phone, visit, etc. post storm

Lessons Learned • Discourage return of citizens until basic retail

(food & fuel) & utility services restored • Utilize a curfew • Take advantage of media attention & VIP visits

to keep public & private relief flowing • Have a way to supply replacement mail boxes

– USPS will not deliver mail without a working, secure mailbox & residents who can’t get mail may not get assistance or will have assistance delayed

Lessons Learned

• Plan on losing Internet, telephones, & electricity – prearrange for SatCOWs & generators (and their servicing)

• Until roads are cleared use the buddy system - do not allow vehicles to go out individually

Lessons Learned

• You will get flats & lots of them – plan for it

Recovery Challenges Ahead

• Construction of Affordable Housing • Public Facility Repair & Replacement • Employee CISM • Long-Term Community Planning • Adoption of New Codes • Cost Reimbursement Documentation • Economic Stabilization & Redevelopment

Take Care of Your People • Allow staff to prepare their homes pre-storm • Make certain all employee are prepared &

equipped, including mentally • Do not under estimate the power of a hot

shower or clean laundry on the moral of your staff – make provisions for both

• Allow staff to communicate with family ASAP

Lessons Learned

• Communicate! • Appoint or hire, if necessary, a long-term

recovery team • Keep state & federal elected officials & their

staffs informed & engaged