2018
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-2017-436
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Brief communication: Post-event analysis of loss of life due to hurricane Harvey

Abstract: Abstract. An analysis was made of the loss of life directly caused by hurricane Harvey. Information was collected for 70 fatalities that occurred directly due to the event. Most of the fatalities occurred in the greater Houston area, which was most severely affected by extreme rainfall and heavy flooding. The majority of fatalities in this area were recovered outside the designated 100 and 500 year flood zones. Most fatalities occurred due to drowning (81%), particularly in and around vehicles.Males and people… Show more

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“…Yet, long flood events spanning multiple days have been observed in the catchment, such as Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. The tropical cyclone stalled over Texas generating extreme coastal water surface elevations and precipitation lasting for several days which impeded runoff from the system [82], causing critical road cutoffs, the release of toxic materials, and more than 70 fatalities [83,84]. Therefore, it is important to consider the temporal aspect of flood not only to correctly determine the flood hazard but also to properly model their impact in flood risk assessments.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet, long flood events spanning multiple days have been observed in the catchment, such as Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. The tropical cyclone stalled over Texas generating extreme coastal water surface elevations and precipitation lasting for several days which impeded runoff from the system [82], causing critical road cutoffs, the release of toxic materials, and more than 70 fatalities [83,84]. Therefore, it is important to consider the temporal aspect of flood not only to correctly determine the flood hazard but also to properly model their impact in flood risk assessments.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet, long flood events spanning multiple days have been observed in the catchment, such as Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. The tropical cyclone stalled over Texas generating extreme coastal water surface elevations and precipitation lasting for several days which impeded runoff from the system (van Oldenborgh et al, 2017), causing critical road cutoffs, the release of toxic materials, and more than 70 fatalities (Jonkman et al, 2018;Sebastian et al, 2017b). Therefore, it is important to consider the temporal aspect of flood not only to correctly determine the flood hazard but also to properly model their impact in flood risk assessments.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%