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Time
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Estimated
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Deaths
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Event
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Description
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period
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Cost
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Hurricane Floyd.
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Category 2 hurricane in NC, causing severe flooding in NC and some flooding in SC, VA,
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September 1999
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6.0
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75
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MD, PA, NY, NJ, DE, RI, CT, MA, and VT
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Drought/heat wave..
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Drought/heatwave over eastern U.S.
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Summer 1999
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1.0
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256
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Oklahoma-Kansas tornadoes
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Category F4-F5 tornados hit OK, KS, TX, and TN
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May 1999
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1.0
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55
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Arkansas-Tennessee tornados.
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Two outbreaks of tornadoes in 6-day period
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January 1999
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1.3
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31
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Texas flooding
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Severe flooding in southeast Texas from 2 heavy rain events with 10-20 in. totals
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Oct.-Nov. 1998
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1.0
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31
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Hurricane Georges..
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Category 2 hurricane in Puerto Rico, Florida Keys, and Gulf coasts of LA, MS, AL, and FL
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September 1998
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3-4
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16
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Hurricane Bonnie
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Category 3 hurricane in eastern NC and VA
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August 1998
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1.0
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2
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Southern drought/heat wave
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Severe drought and heat wave from TX/OK eastward to the Carolinas
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Summer 1998
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6.0
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200
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Minnesota severe storms/hail.
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Very damaging severe thunderstorms with large hail over wide areas of Minnesota
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May 1998
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1.5
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1
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Southeast severe weather..
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Tornadoes and flooding related to strong El Nino in the southeast
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Winter/Spring 1998
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1.0
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Over 130
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Northeast ice storm
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Intense ice storm hits ME, NH, VT, and NY
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January 1998
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1.4
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16
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Northern plains flooding..
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Severe flooding in Dakotas and Minnesota due to heavy spring snowmelt
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April-May 1997
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2.0
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11
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MS and OH valleys flooding
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Tornadoes and severe flooding hit the states of AR, MO, MS, TN, IL,
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and tornadoes..
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IN, KY, OH, and WV
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March 1997
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1.0
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67
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West Coast flooding..
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Flooding from rains and snowmelt in CA, WA, OR, ID, NV, & MT
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Dec. 1996-Jan. 1997
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2-3
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36
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Hurricane Fran..
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Category 3 hurricane in NC and VA
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Sept. 1996
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5.0
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37
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Southern Plains severe drought..
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Drought in agricultural areas of TX & OK
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Fall 1995-summer 1996
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Over 4
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(NA)
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Pacific Northwest Severe Flooding..
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Flooding from heavy rain & snowmelt in OR, WA, ID, and MT
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Feb. 1996
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1.0
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9
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Blizzard of '96 followed
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Heavy snowstorm followed by severe flooding in Appalachians,
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n
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n
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n
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by flooding..
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Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast
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Jan. 1996
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3.0
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187
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Hurricane Opal..
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Category 3 hurricane in FL, AL, parts of GA, TN, & Carolinas
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Oct. 1995
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Over 3
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27
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Hurricane Marilyn..
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Category 2 hurricane in Virgin Islands
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Sept. 1995
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2.1
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13
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TX/OK/LA/MS severe
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Flooding, hail, & tornadoes across TX, OK, parts of LA, MS,
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n
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n
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n
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weather and flooding..
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Dallas & New Orleans hardest hit
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May 1995
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5-6
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32
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California flooding..
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Flooding from frequent winter storms across much of CA
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Jan.-Mar. 1995
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3.0
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27
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Western fire season
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Severe fire season in western states due to dry weather
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Summer-Fall 1994
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1.0
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(NA)
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Texas flooding..
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Flooding from torrential rain & thunderstorms across southeast TX
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Oct. 1994
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1.0
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19
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Tropical storm Alberto..
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Flooding due to 10 to 25 inch rain across GA, AL, part of FL
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July 1994
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1.0
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32
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Southeast ice storm..
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Intense ice storm in pts of TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, GA, SC, NC, & VA
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Feb. 1994
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3.0
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9
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California wildfires..
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Out-of-control wildfires over southern CA
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Fall 1993
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1.0
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4
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Midwest flooding..
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Extreme flooding across central U.S.
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Summer 1993
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15-20
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48
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Drought/heat wave..
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Extreme drought/heatwave across southeastern U.S.
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Summer 1993
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1.0
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(NA)
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Storm/Blizzard..
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"Storm of the Century" hits entire eastern seaboard
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Mar. 1993
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3-6
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270
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Nor'easter of 1992..
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Slow-moving storm batters northeast U.S. coast, New England hardest hit
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Dec. 1992
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1-2
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19
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Hurricane Iniki..
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Category 4 hurricane hit Hawaiian island of Kauai
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Sept. 1992
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1.8
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7
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Hurricane Andrew..
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Category 4 hurricane hit FL & LA
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Aug. 1992
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27.0
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58
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Oakland Firestorm..
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Oakland, CA firestorm due to low humidity & high winds
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Oct. 1991
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1.5
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25
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Hurricane Bob..
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Category 2 hurricane--mainly coastal NC, Long Island, & New England
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Aug. 1991
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1.5
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18
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TX/OK/LA/AR flooding
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Torrential rains cause flooding along Trinity, Red, and Arkansas rivers
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May 1990
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1.0
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13
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Hurricane Hugo..
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Category 4 hurricane hit Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands, devastated NC & SC
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Sept. 1989
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Over 9
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86
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Drought/heat wave..
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Drought/heatwave over central & eastern U.S.
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Summer 1988
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40.0
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5,000-10,000
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Hurricane Juan..
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Category 1 hurricane, flooding most severe problem, hit LA and southeast U.S.
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Oct.-Nov. 1985
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1.5
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63
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Hurricane Elena..
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Category 3 hurricane across FL to LA
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Aug.-Sept. 1985
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1.3
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4
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Florida freeze..
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Severe freeze central/northern FL, damage to citrus industry
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Jan. 1985
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1.2
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0
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Florida freeze..
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Severe freeze central/northern FL, damage to citrus industry
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Dec. 1983
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2.0
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0
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Hurricane Alicia..
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Category 3 hurricane across TX
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Aug. 1983
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3.0
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21
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Drought/heat wave..
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Drought/heatwave over central & eastern U.S.
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June-Sept. 1980
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20.0
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10,000
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