A former golf course is now an innovative park designed to hold 500 million gallons of stormwater AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands of Texas homes in August 2017, but about 150 in Clear Lake City stayed dry because of an innovative collaboration between the local water authority and the community. In 2005 the owner of a golf course on the southeast edge of Houston announced he planned to close the course and develop homes and businesses in its place. The Clear Lake City Water Authority evaluated the impact of the...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Thursday, October 10, 2019
Significant Incidents or Threats:• Extremely Critical Fire Weather – CA • Red Flag Warning – CA, NV, AZ, UT, & CO• Winter Storm – Central and Northern Plains• Severe Thunderstorms possible – Southern Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley
Tropical Activity:• Atlantic: Disturbance 1: Low (20%); Disturbance 2: Low (near 0%)• Eastern Pacific: Disturbance 1: High (80%)• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interests
Declaration Activity: 2 Amendments issued
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Oct
09
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Significant Incidents or Threats: • Super Typhoon Hagibis – FINAL• Critical Fire Weather and Red Flag Warning – CA, NV, AZ, UT, & CO
Tropical Activity:• Atlantic: Disturbance 1: Medium (40%); Disturbance 2: Low (20%); Disturbance 3: Low (20%)• Eastern Pacific: Disturbance 1: High (70%)• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interests
Declaration Activity: Request: Major Disaster Declaration – Florida
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-9-2019.pdf...
Oct
09
AUSTIN, Texas –– Texas residents with National Flood Insurance Program policies are beginning to file claims for damages caused by Tropical Storm Imelda. Statewide, residents have filed nearly 10,200 flood insurance claims since Sept. 17, the day the storm made landfall. Policy holders should follow these steps: Immediately following flood damage: Contact your insurance agent to report your loss. Depending on the severity of the event, an insurance adjuster will contact you within a few days of starting your claim.Ask the adjustor if you are eligible for an advance payment to...
Oct
08
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Significant Incidents or Threats: Super Typhoon Hagibis
Tropical Activity:• Atlantic: Disturbance 1: Medium (40%); Disturbance 2: Low (30%); Disturbance 3: Low (10%)• Eastern Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected to threaten the islands
Declaration Activity: Declaration Approved for CNMI and South Dakota
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-8-2019.pdf
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07
Denton, Texas – Are you a Texas homeowner or renter whose home is damaged or uninhabitable because of damage caused by Tropical Storm Imelda? Resources are available to help get you on the road to recovery. Here are the first steps to take: Do you have insurance? If you have a homeowner’s or flood insurance policy, contact your insurance company and file a claim first. Assess the condition of your home and property. Document any damages with photographs and make a list of damaged items. If possible, find receipts for those items. If...
Oct
07
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Monday, October 7, 2019
Significant Incidents or Threats: Super Typhoon Hagibis
Tropical Activity:• Atlantic: Disturbance 1: Medium (50%); Disturbance 2: Low (30%)• Eastern Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: Super Typhoon Hagibis (CAT 4)
Declaration Activity: None
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-7-2019.pdf
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Oct
06
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, October 6, 2019
Significant Incidents or Threats: None
Tropical Activity:• Atlantic: Disturbance 1: Medium (50%); Disturbance 2: Low (30%)• Eastern Pacific: Disturbance 1: Low (0%)• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: Tropical Depression 20W (Hagibis)
Declaration Activity: None
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-6-2019.pdf
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Oct
05
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, October 5, 2019
Significant Incidents or Threats: • Red Flag Warnings – CA, CO, and WY
Tropical Activity:• Atlantic: Disturbance 1: Low (30%)• Eastern Pacific: Disturbance 1: Low (30%); Disturbance 2: Low (10%)• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: Tropical Depression 20
Declaration Activity: • Approval: Major Disaster – FEMA-DR-4465-NC• Approval: Major Disaster – FEMA-DR-4466-TX
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-5-2019.pdf
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Oct
05
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