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<br />STORM DATA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS <br />Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan | July 2012 A-3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> More Notes <br />An Episode is an entire storm system and can contain many different types of events. <br />An Event is an individual type of storm event. (Thunderstorm Wind, Hail, Tornado, and Flood <br />are events) <br />When listing wind speed values under Magnitude, Ex. 81 kts., the value listed is can be either <br />estimated by damage caused, or measured by official NWS approved calibrated anemometers. 1 <br />kt. = 1.152 mph. <br />When listing hail size under Magnitude, ex. 2.25 in, the hail size is given in inches and <br />hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance. <br /> <br />Approximate hail size <br />Appearance Approximate size in inches <br />Pea 0.25 - 0.50 inch <br />Penny 0.75 inch <br />Nickel 0.88 inch <br />Fatality Location Abbreviations: <br />Code Location <br />BF Ball Field <br />BO Boating <br />BU Business <br />CA Camping <br />EQ Heavy Equipment/Construction <br />GF Golfing <br />IW In Water <br />LS Long Span Roof <br />MH Mobile Home <br />PH Permanent Home <br />OT Other <br />OU Outside/Open Areas <br />SC School <br />TE Telephone <br />UT Under Tree <br />VE Vehicle <br />List of Acronyms: <br />WCM - Warning Coordination Meteorologist <br />NWS - National Weather Service <br />NOAA- National Oceanic and Atmospheric <br />Administration