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Long-Term Performance of a Flood Alert System and Upgrade to FAS3: A Houston, Texas, Case Study
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The second-generation radar-based flood alert system (FAS2) has been operational for more than a decade, and provides accurate advanced warning to the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in the Brays Bayou watershed of southwest ...
Engineering-Based Hurricane Risk Estimates and Comparison to Perceived Risks in Storm-Prone Areas
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Shadow evacuees have negative effects on hurricane-induced evacuation operations. The goal of this study is to understand and explain shadow evacuation by comparing perceived risks with engineering risk estimates at the ...