Harvey's damage

In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. In Google Earth, the impact is clearly visible.

Here are some examples:

Moby Dick's restaurant in Port Aransas suffered severe damage. Spanky's Liquor Beer and Wine next door was completely destroyed. Only the shelves stopped.

The airport building of Aransas County is in ruins.

Also NAS Corpus Christi was not spared.

Serious damage in Rockport.

 

This building was built just a few weeks before.

Attachments:

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USA: Hurricane season 2017 breaks records. The hurricane season 2017 is already one of the worst in recent decades.     Strength and duration of the storms: There is the measure ACE, which stands for Accumulated Cyclone Energy. For every storm every 6 hours, take the square of the maximum mean wind speed (given in knots) and divide it by 10,000. For example, if a hurricane reaches wind speeds up to 100 knots (about 185 km / h), then you count 100 × 100/10000 = 1. The calculated every 6 hours numbers are summed up for each storm and over the season. This not only tells you how many storms there were in a year, but also whether they were stronger and more durable. On a long-term average, the ACE is between 90 and 100 for the entire season 2017. The year 2017 alone, the two hurricanes IRMA and JOSE already come to a value over 100. And the hurricane season 2017 was not over yet on this announcement, officially it lasted until the end of November etc.
Tornadoes are not only in the US, they are also more common than expected in Germany. Tornados, mini tornados, vortexes, formation of funnel clouds, etc. In the future, we will continuously hear such reports from Germany or parts of Europe.
Take care,
Pitter