Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2021
Abstract
Cameron County, which is located in the Rio Grande Valley, holds historical records for storm surges with noticeable property damage, fatalities, and injuries; (2) Methods: using storm surge hazard datasets from the National Oceanic and Atlantic Agency (NOAA), and American Community Survey (ACS) 2019 datasets and Geographic Information System (GIS), the study estimates at-risk population and their socio-demographic attributes; (4) Conclusions: Estimated water levels of a storm surge could be reached up to 5 feet in category 1 event, 9 feet in category 2, 17 feet in category 3, and above 20 feet in category 4 and 5. In the category 5 event, there is an estimated 37% (159,659) of the total county’s population (434,294) will be under flooded water. Suggestions are made to better prepare and successfully evaluate.
Recommended Citation
Kyne, D. An Assessment of Storm Surge Risk in Coastal Communities in the Rio Grande Valley. Preprints 2021, 2021090282 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202109.0282.v1).
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DOI
10.20944/preprints202109.0282.v1