Hurricane Harvey flooding in 2017

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flood inland flooding event natural disaster

Hurricane Harvey flooding in 2017 was a catastrophic, record-breaking inundation event in the Houston area, causing widespread damage, displacement, and long-term recovery challenges for communities such as Kingwood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood ⓘ
inland flooding event ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction City of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harris County Flood Control District NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedBySource Federal Emergency Management Agency assessments ⓘ
National Weather Service reports NERFINISHED ⓘ
academic studies on extreme rainfall and flooding in Houston ⓘ
endTime 2017-09-02 ⓘ
followedBy buyout programs for repeatedly flooded homes ⓘ
long-term flood mitigation projects in Houston area ⓘ
policy debates on urban development and drainage in Houston ⓘ
revisions to floodplain maps in Houston area ⓘ
hasEffect bayou flooding ⓘ
business interruption ⓘ
contamination of floodwaters ⓘ
economic losses ⓘ
infrastructure damage ⓘ
long-term recovery challenges ⓘ
mass displacement of residents ⓘ
mental health impacts ⓘ
mold and indoor air quality problems ⓘ
reservoir overtopping and controlled releases ⓘ
river flooding ⓘ
road and highway closures ⓘ
school closures ⓘ
urban flooding ⓘ
widespread residential damage ⓘ
locatedIn Addicks Reservoir area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barker Reservoir area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brazoria County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fort Bend County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greater Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jefferson County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingwood, Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
mainCause extreme rainfall from Hurricane Harvey ⓘ
prolonged heavy rainbands over Houston area ⓘ
slow-moving tropical cyclone ⓘ
partOf 2017 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ
2017 North American hurricane season impacts ⓘ
Hurricane Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ
pointInTime 2017 ⓘ
significantEventFor Greater Houston communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingwood, Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 2017-08-25 ⓘ

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