EAGER: Operationalization of the Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance (StEER) Network | 1841667 | NSF
Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance (StEER): Data to Knowledge Framework for Coordinated Reconnaissance following Natural Hazard Events | 2103550 | NSF
This project encompasses the products of StEER's Level 1 response to this event: Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR) with corresponding Media Repository.
Document Collection | StEER 2024 Houston Derecho Annotated Media Repository
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Kalliontzis, D., V. Kotzamanis, H. Pham, K. Erazo, J. Capa Salinas, W. Khan (2024). "StEER 2024 Houston Derecho Annotated Media Repository", in StEER- 2024 Houston Derecho. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-xgvz-5790
“This annotated media repository is a supplement to StEER’s Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR). The repository is a visual catalog of geolocated photographic evidence, organized by different hazard and structural classes, and annotated with team member interpretations and analyses.”
Document Collection | StEER 2024 Houston Derecho Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report and Early Access Reconnaissance Report (PVRR-EARR)
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Kalliontzis, D., V. Hoskere, A. Ur Rahman, R. Bazrgary, V. Kotzamanis, W. Khan, M. Kenawy, K. Erazo, K. Ghahremani, H. Pham, J. Capa Salinas, T. Kijewski-Correa, D. Prevatt, I. Robertson, D. Roueche (2024). "StEER 2024 Houston Derecho Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report and Early Access Reconnaissance Report (PVRR-EARR)", in StEER- 2024 Houston Derecho. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-a6hb-8940
In the evening of May 16, 2024, severe storms developing in southeast Texas evolved into a derecho that moved into the greater Houston area. The derecho was accompanied by heavy rainfall and two confirmed EF-1 tornadoes in Texas. Nearly one million people lost electricity and over 120 schools in the Houston Independent School District reported loss of power. The City of Houston estimated that nearly 1.5 billion cubic yards of residential storm debris from fallen trees was created, which has still not been totally removed at the time of this report. This Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report-Early Access Reconnaissance Report (PVRR-EARR) is StEER’s second product from this event and provides an overview of the Houston derecho and initial impression from field observations gathered by a University of Houston-based Field Assessment Structural Team (FAST).