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A week of rain has ended. Flood crests are passing. And many are asking, “How bad was that storm?” The short answer to the question: depending on where you live in the region, you got a 1- to 5-year rainfall. Why is that? And how do you determine it? It’s simple. Let’s start with the […]
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Read MoreNOAA’s new Atlas 15 precipitation-frequency estimates will soon replace recently introduced Atlas 14 estimates – even before the Atlas 14 estimates have been fully adopted and integrated into local regulations. About Precipitation-Frequency Estimates Engineers use precipitation-frequency estimates to design, plan and manage infrastructure under Federal, State and local regulations. For instance, to ensure homes are […]
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Read MoreFirst Street Foundation, a non-profit risk-research group, estimates (based on what it says are “well known” Atlas-14 flaws) that a so-called 100-year flood event in Houston could likely happen every 8 to 23 years. NOAA’s Atlas 14, a massive, years-long effort, which hasn’t even been fully implemented yet, may already be seriously out of date […]
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