trymahjong Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Try the City of Houston's New Storm Risk Calculator Website The City of Houston is asking for your help to evaluate the city's new Storm Risk Calculator website. This website provides residents information about the risk they and their homes face from severe weather, like hurricanes. In the event of an approaching hurricane or tropical storm, the website will provide information by address on the risk of damage from rainfall flooding and/or surge, risk of damage from wind and the risk of power failure. To help us make the website ready for the 2012 hurricane season, please take a few minutes to visit the Storm Risk Calculator website, http://risk.rtsnets.com/ and use its different features. If you have any comments, email them to Professor Bob Stein, stein@rice.edu or Sharon Nalls, Office of Emergency Mananagment, sharon.nalls@houstontx.gov. Thank you for helping Houston be more prepared for next year's hurricane season. For more information on emergency preparedness, visit http://www.houstonoem.net or http://www.houstontx.gov/hec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Problem number 1: the site won't load. I like the idea, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 As an actuarial tool, this sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The site worked for me, as in it loaded. I'm not quite sure what to do with the information, though - so I have low/medium/medium risks and all the associated percentages. I mean, I already pretty much knew I *may* have a 20-50% risk of losing power in a strong storm and for wind my home *may* have a 25-65% risk of experiencing "any level of damage." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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