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Updated Extreme Weather Statistics Database

SIP researchers have updated hurricane, flood, and tornado damage data on the Extreme Weather Sourcebook Web site, as well as composite statistics for all three extreme weather categories to $2007. The Sourcebook is a collection of historical monetary loss data on severe weather events and presents a summary of damage suffered from hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes in the United States and its territories. The goal of the Web site is to educate viewers on the economic impacts of severe weather events and stimulate interest in the societal impacts of weather. Loss totals by state are presented alphabetically and by monetary rank with data adjusted for both inflation and inflation and wealth. The Sourcebook also displays aggregate monetary loss information for hurricanes, floods and tornadoes, as well as information on fatalities, casualties, injuries and damages for severe weather events such as lightning, hail and wind. For more information, please visit http://www.sip.ucar.edu/sourcebook. To see original data sources or to download additional data, please visit the Sourcebook’s data and methodology page directly at http://www.sip.ucar.edu/sourcebook/data.jsp.