NOAA SWDI: U.S. Severe Weather Events from 1950 to Present

The United States severe weather events database integrates storm occurrences from 1950 to the current year. It likely contains information about event location, impact, severity, and the cost of damages to property and crops. Data is compiled by NOAA and added to the dataset within 120 days of an event to allow for damage assessments.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic patterns of severe weather based on location data mentioned in the description
• Model economic impact of storms based on property and crop damage cost information
• Track temporal trends in storm frequency and severity based on the multi-decade time range
• Identify rare meteorological phenomena based on mentions of unusual weather events

Strengths

• Multi-decade temporal coverage from 1950 to the current year
• Includes economic impact data such as cost of damages to property and crops
• Data is updated within 120 days of an event, suggesting a structured update cycle

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

NOAA

Time Range

1950 to the current year

Geography

United States