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@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ National Weather Service guidance and emergency alerts for real-world decisions.
 - Supports location search, browser geolocation, dark mode, and CSV/JSON export.
 - Includes demo data so the interface can be explored without an API key.
 
-This is a best-effort hobby project built for personal weather watching. Issues and small
-improvements are welcome, but the calculations should not be treated as safety advice.
+I built this as a hobby project for watching local winter weather. Bug reports and small
+improvements are welcome, but the calculations are not safety advice.
 
 ## Run locally
 
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ npm run build
 
 ## How the score works
 
-The dashboard combines estimated radial ice accretion with wind thresholds to produce a 0–100
-relative score. The thresholds are inspired by common ice-storm impact categories, but the result
-has not been calibrated as an outage probability.
+The dashboard combines estimated radial ice accretion with wind thresholds to produce a relative
+score from 0 to 100. The thresholds draw on common ice-storm impact categories, but the result has
+not been calibrated as an outage probability.
 
 The implementation lives in `src/utils/` and `src/constants/` so the assumptions remain visible and
 easy to adjust.