Hurricanes
Hurricanes
From the 1900 Galveston hurricane to Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Texas has seen its share of devastating storms. The USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center contributes to the understanding of hurricane science with rapid-deployment of storm-surge sensor networks before a storm, streamflow measurements during a storm, high-water mark collection immediately after a storm, flood analysis, etc.
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Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey related flooding, the USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiated a cooperative study to evaluate the magnitude of the flood, determine the probability of occurrence, and map the extent of the flood in Texas.