When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas a few months ago, officials all over the state braced for the potential impact. Even though the hurricane was hundreds of miles away on the coast, the ripple effect could have hit North Texas. According to the Dallas Morning News, homebuilders in Dallas and Fort Worth are saying the hurricane’s impact has been less than anticipated.

Builders have faced significant labor shortages in the Houston and Corpus Christi areas, where the storms had a more immediate impact. Workers who have the skills in Sheetrock and painting are in particularly short supply.

The worker shortage hasn’t made its way as far north as Dallas and Fort Worth. But that also doesn’t mean the North Texas construction industry is problem-free.

The construction industry still faces an uphill battle in North Texas as it struggles to regain its stronger footing from before the recession. More than half the area’s builders left the industry during the Great Recession because conditions became so difficult.

Demand is returning for new home construction in North Texas. This year, more than 30,000 new builds will begin in Dallas-Fort Worth, the largest number of starts since the Recession ended.

The builders are still struggling to find enough supplies, labor, financing, and land to supply the new projects. But fortunately, the resurgence in the building industry most likely won’t be further challenged by the effects of the recent hurricanes.