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Historical Weather Risk V2019.07 Product Guide Historical Weather Risk Product Guide Table of Contents 1 – Getting Started Hurricane Path Table Structure 15 Aggregate Hurricane Events Table Overview 04 Structure 16 Data Sources 05 Hurricane Severity Ranges Table Structure 16 Spatial Module Specifications 05 Update Frequency 05 4 – Tornadoes (Spatial Module) File Format 05 Installation 05 Tornado Description 18 Product Documentation 05 Tornado Terminology 18 Projection 05 Tornado Damage: Fujita-Pearson Scale 18 Coverage 05 Historical Tornado Events Table Structure 19 GeoEnrichment Module Specifications 05 Aggregate Tornado Events Table Structure 21 Update Frequency 05 Tornado Severity Ranges Table Structure 22 File Formats 05 Installation 06 5 – Wind Events (Spatial Module) Address Fabric Version Compatibility 06 Wind Event Description 24 Coverage 06 Wind Measurement and Damage Scale 24 Historical Wind Events Table Structure 25 2 – Hail Storms (Spatial Module) Aggregate Wind Storm Events Table Hail Storm Description 08 Structure 26 Hail Storm Intensity and Associated Damage 8 Wind Storm Severity Ranges Table Historical Hail Storm Events Table Structure 27 Structure 09 Aggregate Hail Storm Events Table 6 – Historical Weather Risk Structure 10 (GeoEnrichment Module) Hail Storm Severity Ranges Table Structure 10 Overview 29 GeoEnrichment Historical Weather Risk Table 3 – Hurricanes (Spatial Module) Structure 29 Hurricane Description 13 Product Support 30 Hurricane Terminology 13 Hurricane Damage 14 Types of Hurricane Damage 14 Notices 31 Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 14 Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 02 of 32 1 – Getting Started In this section Overview Data Sources Spatial Module Specifications GeoEnrichment Module Specifications Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 03 of 32 Overview Historical Weather Risk is part of the Pitney Bowes Risk Data Suite, which provides comprehensive, location-based coverage of weather, geologic event, and other natural risks impacting asset owners. Each product features a spatial file(s) for visualization and a GeoEnrichment file which delivers information on a pbKey™ for operational efficiency at the address level. Products in the Risk Data Suite include: Earth Risk Coastal Risk Wildfire Risk Property Fire Risk Flood Risk Historical Weather Risk The multiple components of the Risk Data Suite combine to give a detailed history of the natural disasters for a region. Applying this data allows for better visualization and identification of potential asset exposure. This enables better-informed decisions, reduced exposure to risk, controlled costs, and enhanced profitability. Note: Only weather events occurring since 1995 are included in Historical Weather Risk in order to align with the widespread adoption of Doppler radar. Hurricanes prior to 1995, however, are still provided due to the use of satellite imagery to track large scale events. Historical Weather Risk provides the following components in the spatial module: Historical Hail Events Aggregate Hail Storm Events Hail Storm Severity Ranges Historical Hurricane Paths Aggregate Hurricane Events Hurricane Severity Ranges Historical Tornado Events Aggregate Tornado Events Historical Wind Events Aggregate Wind Storm Events Wind Storm Severity Ranges Historical Weather Risk provides the following components in the GeoEnrichment module: GE Risk – Historical Weather Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 04 of 32 Data Sources Pitney Bowes Software National Climactic Data Center (NCDC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC) Spatial Module Specifications Update Frequency The Historical Weather Risk spatial module is updated annually. File Format The Historical Weather Risk spatial module is delivered in MapInfo TAB format. Installation To install the spatial module, reference all the files in the Data folder. Product Documentation Product documentation can be found in the Docs folder. Projection Latitude/Longitude WGS84 Coverage Unite States (including Alaska, DC, and Hawaii). GeoEnrichment Module Specifications Update Frequency The Historical Weather Risk GeoEnrichment module is updated quarterly. File Formats The Historical Weather Risk GeoEnrichment module is available in the following formats: Pipe-delimited text Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 05 of 32 Installation To install GeoEnrichment Historical Weather Risk GeoEnrichment Module: 1. Download the compressed data file to your computer. 2. Open the compressed file and find the base data folder containing the documentation file link. 3. Extract the base folder and locate the final .TXT or database file: Example: If you downloaded a compressed file named Distance_To_Coast_C_TXT201712.7z, extract this file and locate a compressed file with the name distance_to_coast_txt.7z with a documentation link file. Finally, extract distance_to_coast_txt.7z to find distance_to_coast_final_output.txt as the data file. 4. Once extracted, data can be loaded into a database, GIS software, or the Pitney Bowes Spectrum Technology Platform. For more information on using Pitney Bowes tools, please visit the MapInfo® Pro support page or the Spectrum support page. Address Fabric Version Compatibility All risk databases require the Address Fabric, April 2019 vintage except Crime Index, which is compatible with the Address Fabric, July 2018 vintage. Coverage United States (including Alaska, DC, and Hawaii). Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 06 of 32 2 – Hail Storms (Spatial Module) In this section Hail Storm Description Hail Storm Intensity and Associated Damage Hail Storm Historical Events Aggregate Hail Storm Events Hail Storm Severity Ranges Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 07 of 32 Hail Storm Description Hail is precipitation in the form of ice chunks that fall from cumulonimbus clouds. It is commonly associated with multicell, supercell, and cold front-induced squall line thunderstorms. Hail storms occur more frequently in the Great Plains states, especially northeastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming, than in any other area of the United States. This area is known as Hail Alley. Hail typically falls here in the late afternoon during May and June. The largest hailstone ever measured in the United States fell at Coffeyville, Kansas, on September 3, 1970. It weighed 1.67 pounds and measured 17.5 inches in circumference. Hail Storm Intensity and Associated Damage The TORRO hail storm intensity scale extends from H0 to H10, with increments of intensity or damage potential related to the following criteria: Hail size (distribution and maximum) Texture Numbers Fall speed Speed of storm translation Strength of accompanying wind. Characteristic damage associated with each increment is listed in the table below but can be modified to reflect differences in building materials and types (for example, if roofing tiles are predominantly slate, shingle, or concrete). The following table describes the TORRO hail storm intensity scale and damage associated with each degree of severity. TORRO Hail Storm Intensity Scale Typical Hail Probable Scale Intensity Category Diameter Kinetic Energy Typical Damage (mm)* (J/m2) H0 Hard hail 5 0-25 No damage. H1 Potentially damaging 5-15 >25 Slight damage to plants, crops. Significant damage to fruit, crops, H2 Potentially damaging 10-20 >125 vegetation. Severe damage to fruit and crops; H3 Severe 20-30 >275 damage to glass and plastic structures; paint and wood scored. Widespread glass damage; vehicle H4 Severe 25-40 >450 bodywork damage. Wholesale destruction of glass; damage H5 Destructive 30-50 >650 to tiled roofs; significant risk of injuries. Aircraft bodywork dented; brick walls H6 Destructive 40-60 pitted. Severe roof damage; risk of serious H7 Very destructive 50-75 injuries. Weather Bundle Product Guide Page 08 of 32 Typical Hail Probable Scale Intensity Category Diameter Kinetic Energy Typical Damage (mm)* (J/m2) Severe damage to aircraft bodywork. H8 Very destructive 60-90 (Severest recorded in the British Isles). Extensive structural damage. Risk of H9 Super hailstorm 75-100 severe or even fatal injuries to persons caught in the open. Extensive structural damage. Risk of H10 Super hailstorm >100 severe or even fatal injuries to persons caught in the open. * Approximate range, since other factors (number and density of hailstones, hail fall speed, and surface wind speeds) affect severity. Historical Hail Storm Events Table Structure The US_Hail table describes historical hail events in the United States. Field Name Data Type (Length) Description Event_ID INTEGER Unique identifier of hail storm event Year CHAR (4) Year of hail storm Month SMALLINT Month of hail storm Day SMALLINT Day of hail storm Time CHAR (5) Time of hail storm in HH:MM format TimeZone CHAR (3) Time zone of the time recorded in the TIME field. State CHAR (2) State in which the hail storm occurred. County CHAR (200) County or WFO zone in which the hail storm occurred. City CHAR (21) City in which the hail storm occurred. Scale CHAR (3) TORRO intensity scale rating Magnitude FLOAT Hail stone diameter in inches Number of fatalities that occurred as a result of the hail storm. Noted Fatalities FLOAT only when associated with a severe weather event. Number of injuries that occurred as a result of a severe weather Injuries FLOAT event. Noted only when associated with a severe weather event. Property damage that occurred as a result of the hail storm. Best PropertyDamage FLOAT estimates aby the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the time of publication. Crop damage that occurred
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