Hurricane Harvey
The Landfall, The Aftermath, The Recovery While 2017 was a catastrophic year for hurricanes, Hurricane Harvey made history as one of the costliest tropical cyclones, next to Hurricane Katrina in…
Hurricane Harvey & Back: 8 Days in August: My Experience – John Minor, Hurricane Researcher, Floodplain Manager
Hurricane Harvey and John Minor’s Trek In 2017, people along the Texas Gulf coast and I were preparing themselves for what was to be the most destructive natural disaster in…
Supercomputers: Their Increasingly Important Role in Hurricane Forecasting
Supercomputers – Complete Resources 2016 – have long been renowned for their processing power and their handling of data. Because of those qualities they have been employed for many major…
City Council Adopts Stricter Development Rules For Houston’s Floodplains
Several months after Hurricane Harvey’s destructive floods that affected thousands of houses in Southeast Texas, and the widespread flooding Hurricane Harvey unleashed last year, the Houston City Council has approved…
Mitigation: How It Can Save Lives, Property and Taxpayer Money – My view from the field
Mitigation Planning – can significantly reduce the damage caused by storms as well as decrease the money and heartache spent post storm both of which are precious. The states that…
What is the 50% Rule or "Substantial Damage" as it relates my wind and flood damaged residence – John Minor CGC, CFM
Whether your structure has been ‘substantially’ damaged or not is determined by a number of factors. The first time many people will encounter this rule is when they receive damage…
Barker Reservoir, Houston, & What They Should Have Known and When — Floodplain Management
Around 25 years ago, Charles Glen Crocker realized that the footprint at the Barker Reservoir was larger than the area under the government control and ownership, hence placing the homeowners…
Don’t Mess With Texas, Even If You’re a Category 4 Hurricane Harvey – We were there, John Minor CFM
2017 has been one for the books when it comes to natural disasters. From wildfires up and down the California coast to Hurricane Irma churning through Florida to Hurricane Harvey…
Recollections from my time in Hurricane Harvey – 4 day up the creek – John Minor – Flood Plain Manager
The saying goes, “not all heroes wear capes.” Some of them wear khakis, collars and show up when the wolf growls at the door. Our very own John Minor here…
