On Aug. 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas. The storm came ashore near the City of Rockport as a Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 152 mph and a storm surge up to 10-feet. Hurricane Harvey damaged 40,929 structures, and $4.5 Billion in damages to the Coastal Bend. Over 86,000 applied for FEMA.
Hurricane Harvey: Response 2017 – 2023
Community Impact
$54.7 Million in Resources
$9.2 million spent by CBDRG in Construction
$4.1 million in CBDRG construction funded by another agency
$29.1 million CBDRG Case Management obtained resources ( $25 million in TX GLO HAP Homes)
$3.4 million in volunteer labor savings
$8.9 million funded thru the Unmet Needs Roundtable
Responded in 6 Counties (Green)
424 New Homes
147 CBDRG Clients received a new TX GLO HAP Home
81 Homes rebuilt by CBDRG
79 Manufactured Housing Units (MHU‘s) replaced
68 MHU’s replaced through the CBDRG Unmet Needs Roundtable by other agencies
43 Homes rebuilt through the Unmet Needs Roundtable by other agencies
6 New homes (from other agencies) CBDRG Case Management
RESILIENCY
Homes Built – All homes built by CBDRG utilized a local Engineer to meet T.W.I. (Texas Windstorm Insurance) standards and are issued a Certificate of Compliance, Form WPI-8 from TDI (Texas Department of Insurance) upon completion.
Manufactured Home Replacements – All Manufactured homes purchased by CBDRG are Wind Zone II.
Roof Replacements – Roof Replacements funded by CBDRG are issued a Certificate of Compliance, Form WPI-8 from TDI
Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group
HURRICANE HARVEY RESPONSE FINAL REPORT – August 2017 – 2023
