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October 2016 Hurricane Matthew
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    1. May 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes and flash flooding
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2014
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "From May 19 to May 31, 2013, a series of devastating weather events affected the area in and around Oklahoma City. Although this report focuses on three specific days, May 19, 20, and 31, the entire period was characterized by an active weather patt...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.22 MB]
    2. Northern Idaho and western Montana summer 2000 wildfires
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2001
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "Federal and state land management organizations recognized the wildfires of 2000 as historic in both extent and duration. Due to the impact of these wildfires, a Service Assessment Team examined the warning and forecast services provided by the Nati...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.40 MB]
    3. West coast tsunami warning, June 14, 2005
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2005
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "On June 14, 2005, an earthquake measuring magnitude 7.2 occurred approximately 90 miles off the northern California coast, prompting NOAA's West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center to issue a tsunami warning for the West Coast of the United Stat...
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      Filetype[PDF - 235.41 KB]
    4. March 1, 1997, Arkansas tornado outbreak
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      1997
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "The primary purpose of this Service Assessment is to document the National Weather Service's (NWS) performance in fulfilling its mission of providing timely warnings and accurate forecasts prior to and during the tornado outbreak of March 1, 1997, i...
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      Filetype[PDF - 552.84 KB]
    5. South Pacific Basin tsunami, September 29-30, 2009
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2010
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "A magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred on September 29, 2009, 120 miles southwest of American Samoa. This major earthquake generated a tsunami that took many lives and caused significant destruction to neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean. With onl...
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    6. Intense space weather storms October 19-November 07, 2003
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2004
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "The October-November 2003 solar storms rank as one of the largest outbreaks of solar activity in recent history. The global effects were wide-ranging, impacting power grids, airline flights, spacecraft operations, and much more. Media interest and p...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.17 MB]
    7. Hurricane Charley, August 9-15, 2004
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2006
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "Hurricane Charley made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida near Cayo Costa, just west of Ft. Myers around 3:45 p.m. EDT on August 13, with maximum sustained surface winds near 150 mph. This made Charley a category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpso...
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    8. Baltimore Inner Harbor thunderstorm event March 6, 2004
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2005
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "At approximately 4:00 p.m. local time on March 6, 2004, a cluster of thunderstorms moved through the Baltimore metropolitan area producing wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph. A water taxi loaded with 25 people in Baltimore's Inner Harbor capsized in the thu...
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    9. Spring 2011 middle & lower Mississippi River Valley floods
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service
      Published:
      2012
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "The year 2011 began with extremely wet soil conditions over much of the northern plains in the north central United States. By early March, significant snow had accumulated over the same region resulting in one of the highest snow-water equivalents ...
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    10. Record floods of greater Nashville : including flooding in middle Tennessee and western Kentucky, May 1-4, 2010
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service
      Published:
      2011
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "On May 1-2, 2010, record-breaking rains struck Kentucky and the Tennessee Valley region. Western and Middle Tennessee were hardest hit with local amounts of 18-20 inches to the south and west of Greater Nashville along the Interstate 40 corridor. Mu...
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      Filetype[PDF - 5.19 MB]
    11. Central United States flooding of June 2008
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2009
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "During June 2008, record or major flooding occurred across large areas of the central United States. The flooding had devastating impacts, with 11 people losing their lives. Damages have been estimated at over $5 billion. The states most severely af...
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    12. Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak of November 9-11, 2002
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2003
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "During the Veterans Day weekend of November 9-11, 2002, tornadoes struck 17 states from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast and from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. From Saturday afternoon, November 9, to the early morning hours of Monda...
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    13. Southeast United States floods, September 18-23, 2009
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2010
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "Copious moisture drawn into the southeastern United States from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico produced showers and thunderstorms from Friday, September 18, through Monday, September 21, 2009. Rainfall amounts across the region totaled 5-7 inches, ...
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    14. Southern California wildfires October 20 to November 3, 2003
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2004
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "Hot, dry offshore winds, known as Santa Ana Winds in southern California, coupled with long-term abnormally dry conditions across the area, set the stage for one of the more costly natural disasters in California history. During late October into ea...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.05 MB]
    15. The historic South Carolina floods of October 1-5, 2015
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2016
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "The combination of a surface low-pressure system located along a stationary frontal boundary off the U.S. Southeast coast, a slow moving upper low to the west, and a persistent plume of tropical moisture associated with Hurricane Joaquin resulted in...
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    16. Blizzard of '96, January 6-8, 1996
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      1996
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "January 6-8, 1996, a major "nor'easter" paralyzed the Eastern Seaboard for the better part of a week. Right on the heels of a Federal Government shutdown that furloughed most Federal employees, some of the heaviest snow of the late 20th century blan...
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    17. Hurricane Isabel, September 18-19, 2003
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2004
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      Overall, the NWS service to the nation during Isabel was exemplary. Emergency management from the local county and city level to the highest officials in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the media, and the citizens of the communities a...
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    18. South Texas floods, October 17-22, 1998
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      1999
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "Torrential rains over south and southeast Texas during the weekend of October 17-18, 1998, led to widespread and deadly flooding. A total of 31 people died during this event, and property damage estimates approached three quarters of a billion dolla...
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    19. Hurricane/post-tropical cyclone Sandy, October 22-29, 2012
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2013
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "On October 22-29, 2012, Hurricane/Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy moved from the Caribbean to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, ultimately making landfall near Brigantine, NJ, around 7:30 p.m. on October 29. The storm resulted in an enormous impact to life and...
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    20. La Plata, Maryland, tornado outbreak of April 28, 2002
      Corporate Author:
      United States, National Weather Service,
      Published:
      2002
      Series:
      Service assessment
      Description:
      "A violent tornado, rated F4 on the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale (see appendix A), moved across southern Maryland and devastated the town of La Plata. Tornadoes along the Atlantic coast are not common, and tornadoes of this magnitude are extremely ...
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