Essay On Hurricane Harvey

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First of all, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale outlines storms from a Category 1 through Category 5, with Category 5 classified as any hurricane that is 157 mph or greater. (NOAA, n.d.) Apparently, during Hurricane Irma, there were several “fake” news reports warning that it would become a Category 6 storm; a classification that does not exist. (Porter, 2017)
Official NOAA hurricane forecasts only go out five (5) days, so not knowing the potential path of a storm as powerful as Hurricane Irma, (and after just having suffered the effects of Hurricane Harvey), if I were an emergency manager in Texas and I thought there was even a miniscule chance that a storm as powerful as Irma could head my way, I would have to forego leading rescue and recovery efforts and transition back into preparedness mode once again in order to prevent further loss of life and property. …show more content…
Texas is rife with chemical plants and oil refineries, and after Harvey, faced catastrophic environmental disasters because of the inability to keep certain chemicals refrigerated (causing them to become combustible), as well as the release of toxins into the environment after the storm.
As an emergency manager facing the potential of an Irma, especially so soon after Harvey, I would again have to consider the need to evacuate and/or shelter thousands of people, as far away from the coast as realistically feasible. I would also speak with hospital administrators to ensure that they have the means to evacuate their most critical patients.
Establishing power in the wake of the possibility of further damage would have to wait as resources would again need to be staged away from the potential landfall zone. I would not have time to focus on recovery or worrying about potential health risks of my people working in a disaster area until after I had a better idea of where Irma was
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