At the begining of 2005 I noticed that the type of project consulting requests had a noticeable changing tide toward the clean-up and repair of existing property. Believe it or not I think the majority of this hind-sight was spurred in August of 1993 by hurricane Alison. She proved to be the wake up call The City of Houston needed. She called for imediate action without a doubt.

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Tropical Storm Allison on June 5, 2001
Duration June 4 - 18, 2001
Highest winds 60 mph (95 km/h) sustained
Damages $5.5 billion (in 2005 dollars)
Fatalities 41 direct, 14 indirect
Areas affected Texas (particularly Houston),
Louisiana, Mid-Atlantic States
Part of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season.


Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in 2001. It was one of the deadliest and most destructive storms of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season, killing 55 people across the United States and causing over $5 billion in damage in Houston.

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