STORM: Norfolk's Reported Weather Incidents and Infrastructure Damage

STORM captures incidents like flooded streets and damaged trees reported by Norfolk residents and city staff since 2010. The dataset includes geospatial coordinates, event types, and civic league information for each report. Data is updated during and after inclement weather events and is provided by data.norfolk.gov.

Use Cases

• Map incident density and type using LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, and EVENT TYPE for spatial risk analysis.
• Analyze reporting trends over time using DATE and STATUS to evaluate municipal response effectiveness.
• Correlate incidents with local administrative boundaries using WARD, SUPER WARD, and CIVIC LEAGUE columns.
• Classify incident severity or category from COMMENTS and EVENT using natural language processing techniques.

Strengths

• Contains precise geospatial coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Includes multiple administrative and civic boundaries (WARD, SUPER WARD, CIVIC LEAGUE) for granular localization.
• Tracks the lifecycle of reports with STATUS, USER, and MODIFIED DATE columns.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.norfolk.gov

Collection Method

Data collected via the STORM mobile/web application by residents and city staff.

Time Range

Records beginning in 2010.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-01-09 20:35:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Norfolk, Virginia, United States (inferred from organization and column LOCATION (state)).