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LeftInTX

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8. It gave Bexar County medium risk for hurricanes, but we've only gotten tropical storms here.

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 02:31 PM

Oct 15

Maybe 100 years ago a cat 1 landed here. Our tropical storms are not "high risk" type of events. Yes, there are spin off tornados and high winds, but for the most part, if you stay home and secure stuff in your yard, you are fine.

It gave us high for heat - yes
Gave us only medium for drought - no - we are high.
(Both are high-very high risks here)

Hurricanes are a low risk-very low risk here. We are prone flash floods, but once again, if you don't build in a flood zone and don't drive into the water, you should be OK. It's hilly here, so flash floods drain fairly quickly.

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Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners [View all] aggiesal Oct 15 OP

High climate risk here. Primarily for hurricanes. Solly Mack Oct 15 #1

Nothing High or Very High, here in San Diego County ... aggiesal Oct 15 #2

A fire watch alert goes into effect tomorrow for my parish. Though the risk is low, wildfires are not unheard of here. Solly Mack Oct 15 #5

Another San Diegan here! sdfernando Oct 15 #9

This climate risk modeling scenario is not very helpful. waterwatcher123 Oct 15 #3

It is a global phenomenon Cirsium Oct 15 #4

My county is still pretty chill most of the time, so my personal concern Grokenstein Oct 15 #6

I find it odd that they don't include tornadoes. chowder66 Oct 15 #7

It gave Bexar County medium risk for hurricanes, but we've only gotten tropical storms here. LeftInTX Oct 15 #8

But with Climate Change, could that change the risk from low to High or Very High? ... aggiesal Oct 15 #14

No. We're too far west of the water here. We're also at almost 1,000 ft elevation . LeftInTX Oct 15 #17

I understand what you're saying, but North & South Carolina were miles away from water, ... aggiesal Oct 15 #19

They are over the gulf. (north of the gulf) We are west of the the gulf. Moisture flows north and east LeftInTX Oct 15 #20

My brother lives in San Antonio and he tells us all the time ... aggiesal Oct 15 #22

No! That's not true at all. LeftInTX Oct 15 #23

Risk in my area is fire sakabatou Oct 15 #10

The title is misleading. It is entirely focused on the State of Florida, and mentions nowhere else. Martin68 Oct 15 #11

Type in the name of your County - anywhere in the USA FakeNoose Oct 15 #12

Doesn't include where I live, Albemarle County, Virginia. Martin68 Oct 15 #18

You have to enter the County you live in to get anything other than Florida n/t aggiesal Oct 15 #15

First Street does what I'd consider better risk assessment, and you can see changes over time. LauraInLA Oct 15 #13

Thanks for the link LibinMo Oct 15 #16

My County has a Very Low risk pfitz59 Oct 15 #21

Dakota County Minnesota: very low risk NickB79 Oct 16 #24

Risks mostly very low for my county. A few low risks Kaleva Oct 16 #25

In King Co. WA Very Low Risk, except Inland Flooding Metaphorical Oct 16 #26

Up Until A Couple of Weeks Ago Deep State Witch Oct 16 #27

Not everybody thought so Kaleva Oct 16 #28