1999 data focuses on Hurricane Floyd, a significant weather event causing 68 deaths and $2.5 billion in damages along the eastern U.S. coast. The dataset was compiled by SCIOPS and last updated on September 17, 1999. It provides a case study on the storm's heavy rainfall and flooding impacts.
Use Cases
- Analyzing storm-related fatalities and economic damage metrics for disaster impact assessment.
- Studying the temporal progression and spatial footprint of a major hurricane event.
- Correlating meteorological observations with reported flood and rainfall data from the event description.
Strengths
- Focuses on a documented significant weather event responsible for 68 deaths and $2.5 billion in damages.
- Provides a specific case study with a defined temporal anchor in 1999.
Limitations
- Specific data columns, row counts, and file formats are unknown.
- Data is from a single event in 1999, limiting temporal scope and modern applicability.
- Potential for incomplete data coverage given the age and event-specific nature of the collection.
Provenance
- Source
- UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC via NASA EarthData platform.
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- 1999, specifically surrounding Hurricane Floyd.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern coast of the United States.