1. Preparing JSC Today... JSC Protective Services Division
CenterOps
The Foundation for Mission Success
Johnson Space Center
Center Operations Directorate
Office of Emergency Management
Johnson Space Center
Center Operations Directorate
Office of Emergency Management
Preparing JSC Today...
JSC Protective Services Division
Office of Emergency Management
Bill Roeh
April 4, 2005

2. The Galveston Study Area:
INTRODUCTION
The Galveston Study Area:
Evacuation Statistics
Clearance Times
Visual Impact of a Category 4 Storm on the Galveston Study Area

3. 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), inches (Corpus Christi)
34 Deaths in Texas
$400,000,000 of storm damage (1961 dollars)

4. Houston-Galveston Study Area
Hurricane Carla
Houston-Galveston Study Area
Landfall

5. . Evacuation Window: -50 hours Hurricane Carla Category 3
04/19 14:00 CDT

6. . Evacuation Window: -38 hours Hurricane Carla Category 3
04/20 08:00 CDT

7. . Evacuation Window: -32 hours Hurricane Carla Category 3
04/20 14:00 CDT

8. . Evacuation Window: -26 hours Hurricane Carla Category 3
04/20 20:00 CDT

9. . Evacuation Window: -20 hours Hurricane Carla Category 3
04/21 02:00 CDT

10. . Evacuation Window: -14 hours Hurricane Carla Category 4
04/21 08:00 CDT

11. . Evacuation Window: -8 hours Hurricane Carla Category 4
04/21 14:00 CDT

12. . Evacuation Window: -2 hours Hurricane Carla Category 4
04/21 20:00 CDT

13. .
Hurricane Carla
Category 5
04/22 02:00 CDT

14. .
Hurricane Carla
Category 5
04/22 08:00 CDT

15. .
Hurricane Carla
Category 5
04/22 14:00 CDT

16. .
Hurricane Carla
Category 4
04/22 20:00 CDT

17. .
Hurricane Carla
Category 3
04/23 02:00 CDT

18. Houston-Galveston Study Area (Maximum Envelope of Water)
feet +
Anahuac +
Pasadena
La Porte +
feet +
League
City
Alvin +
feet
Texas City + +
feet
Galveston
Angleton +
Houston-Galveston Study Area
Standard MEOW
(Maximum Envelope of Water)
4/22 at 1400 CDT

19. Houston-Galveston Study Area
Dickinson
Texas City
Galveston
Houston-Galveston Study Area
Mean Sea Level

20. Dickinson Texas City Galveston Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: 4.5 Feet

21. Dickinson Texas City Galveston Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: 8.5 Feet

22. Dickinson Texas City Galveston Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

23. Dickinson Texas City Galveston Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2200 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

24. Dickinson Texas City Galveston Hurricane Carla Category 5
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

25. Houston-Galveston Study Area
UT Medical
Branch
Houston-Galveston Study Area
Mean Sea Level

26. UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 0800 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: 4.5 Feet

27. UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: 8.5 Feet

28. UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 1700 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

29. UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla 4/22 at 2200 CDT MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

30. UT Medical Branch Hurricane Carla Category 5 MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

31. Houston-Galveston Study Area
Mean Sea Level

32. Hurricane Carla
Category 5
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

33. Hurricane Carla
Category 5
Wind Damage
Surge: Feet

34. Houston-Galveston Study Area
Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League
City
Alvin
Texas
City
Houston-Galveston Study Area
Mean Sea Level
Galveston

35. HOUSTON League City Texas City
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

36. HOUSTON League City Texas City
Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League
City
Alvin
Texas
City
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 1200 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet
Galveston

37. HOUSTON League City Texas City
Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League
City
Alvin
Texas
City
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 1700 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet
Galveston

38. HOUSTON League City Texas City
Baytown
HOUSTON
La Porte
JSC
League
City
Alvin
Texas
City
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 2000 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet
Galveston

39. Houston-Galveston Study Area
Pasadena
Deer Park
Webster
JSC
La Porte
Baytown
Bacliff
Houston-Galveston Study Area
Mean Sea Level

40. HOUSTON Pasadena Deer Park Webster JSC La Porte Baytown Bacliff
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 0800 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: 4.8 Feet

41. HOUSTON Pasadena Deer Park Webster JSC La Porte Baytown Bacliff
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 1200 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

42. HOUSTON Pasadena Deer Park Webster JSC La Porte Baytown Bacliff
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 1700 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

43. HOUSTON Pasadena Deer Park Webster JSC La Porte Baytown Bacliff
Hurricane Carla
4/22 at 2000 CDT
MEOW NW at 8 MPH
Surge: Feet

44. <$10 million
$ million
$100 million - 1 billion
$ billion
>$10 billion

45. Estimated Total Wind Damage from Hurricane Carla
Houston-Galveston Study Area Landfall
Counties Affected:
Population Affected: ,425,334
Households Affected: ,913,906
Residences Destroyed: ,626
Debris Generated: 124,023,000 tons
Damage Amount: $73,612,335,000

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