What percentage of homes do you think flooded either during or after Harvey ?

[dejamiller]

No need to be anecdotal. For the sheer size of Houston, the devastation isn't that great.

[usc619]

Originally Posted by dejamiller

No need to be anecdotal. For the sheer size of Houston, the devastation isn't that great.

give me a freaking break lol

[jerbear30]

Originally Posted by dejamiller

No need to be anecdotal. For the sheer size of Houston, the devastation isn't that great.

You have it exactly backwards. The sheer size of Houston masks the gravity of the devastation. This will definitely be one of the costliest natural disasters in American history, and will very possibly be the costliest. So even if it's just one of the costliest and not THE costliest, doesn't that give the lie to your claim?

[kwr]

Originally Posted by usc619

East side of the loop was flooded on Saturday(night of the storm) https://twitter.com/DB_Out_Front/sta...od-underway%2F

Lol, there's always that one person trying hard to make a point. Driving around the loop means using the STREETS (not 610) to navigate through several neighborhoods (Heights, Montrose, Rice Military, Upper Kirby, etc.) with little to no impact.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by dejamiller

No need to be anecdotal. For the sheer size of Houston, the devastation isn't that great.

When one house burns, its all over the news
What do you expect when over 100,000 houses flood

[usc619]

Originally Posted by kwr

Lol, there's always that one person trying hard to make a point. Driving around the loop means using the STREETS (not 610) to navigate through several neighborhoods (Heights, Montrose, Rice Military, Upper Kirby, etc.) with little to no impact.

GTFOH you clearly said "Driving around the LOOP!" Having worked storm duty for the entire week, I've seen much more of the damage than what you saw in the comfort of your car & living room.....you and the rest of the homers can minimize it all you want, but I can say for a FACT it was worse than what you saw on TV (there were plenty of locations the news didn't or couldn't cover due to the hazards)

[Nguyenvincent426]

Just to put in perspective, 40,000 cars are reported damage/flooded with insurance claim. Homes I'm not so sure and don't have the info. But you can begin with that number, of course there are cars who barely flooded and refuse to file for claim and hoping to sell in on the market and pass it off to someone, usually these are 5-8 years old auto with no full coverage.

educated guess would be the ratio of cars damage would be higher to property, but it can also be the other way around because people move their cars to higher ground once the notice the water level rises.

[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by Nguyenvincent426

educated guess would be the ratio of cars damage would be higher to property, but it can also be the other way around because people move their cars to higher ground once the notice the water level rises.

True but on the other hand, a flood is a great opportunity for people to sell their crappy car to the insurance company. And just like you can easily move your nice cars to higher ground, you can easily move your crappy cars to lower ground. There are plenty of places you knew 100% would be flooded before the first drops started falling. (i.e. Eleanor Tinsley Park)

[Jack Lance]

The first reports of the extent of residential flooding due to Harvey are in. According to the Greater Houston Partnership and the Texas Department of Public Safety 4.8% of the 1.5 million SFH in the Greater Houston area sustained damage. Of that most sustained minor damage 48,601 homes or about 3.8% of total inventory, 21,601 homes sustained major damage or about 1.4% of total inventory, and 2,215 or 0.1% of total inventory were destroyed. Its estimated that less than 2% of apartment units in the greater Houston area were affected.


http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/...t_a_Glance.pdf


So if you voted less than 5% or even less than 2% you had a realistic view of the true extent of Harvey.