{"id":8780,"date":"2017-10-19T20:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=8780"},"modified":"2022-06-28T08:37:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T08:37:54","slug":"update-texas-office-begins-rebuilding-after-harvey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/update-texas-office-begins-rebuilding-after-harvey\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Texas office begins rebuilding after Harvey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Category 4 Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area August 25, 2017 and dissipated on September 3, 2017. The area had a total rainfall of 64 \u00bd inches.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Harvey was an extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane, which became the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. In a four-day period, many areas received more than 40 inches (100 cm) of rain as the system slowly meandered over eastern Texas and adjacent waters, causing catastrophic flooding. With peak accumulations of 64.58 in (164.0 cm), Harvey is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States. The resulting floods inundated hundreds of thousands of homes, displaced more than 30,000 people, and prompted more than 17,000 rescues.<\/p>\n

MADD was not immune to its damage.<\/p>\n

The Houston office did sustain damage to its building. The office building was flooded and received a 1 and \u00bd feet of water. The MADD office sits on the 2nd floor so there was no direct flood damage to the offices however, there is damage to the building.<\/p>\n

One month later<\/h2>\n

The pictures show what the downstairs looks like one month after the Hurricane. The sheet rock has been removed, and the mold smell is starting to dissipate. The power was out in the building for two weeks.<\/p>\n