Pacific Disaster CenterArea Brief: GeneralExecutive Summary

HONOLULU

14:59:2524 May 2017

WASH.D.C.

20:59:2524 May 2017

KENTUCKY/MONTICELLO

20:59:2524 May 2017

ZULU

00:59:2525 May 2017

NAIROBI

03:59:2525 May 2017

BANGKOK

07:59:2525 May 2017

Region Selected » Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 30.781999999999996 N˚ , -85.7432 E˚Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 36.782 N˚ , -79.7432 E˚

Current Hazards:

Active Drought

Event Severity Date (UTC) Name Lat/Long

26-Jan-2017 18:24:23 Drought - Southern United States 34.34° N / 84.8° W

Active Tornado

Event Severity Date (UTC) Name Lat/Long

24-May-2017 19:50:23 Tornado - Blacksburg, VA WFO Region, US 36.57° N / 79.86° W

24-May-2017 15:16:23 Tornado - Atlanta, GA WFO Region, US 32.62° N / 82.87° W

24-May-2017 15:11:47 Tornado - Jacksonville, FL WFO Region, US 31.21° N / 82.32° W

24-May-2017 15:08:20 Tornado - Columbia, SC WFO Region, US 33.74° N / 81.12° W

24-May-2017 15:08:14 Tornado - Tallahassee, FL WFO Region, US 31.23° N / 83.54° W

24-May-2017 14:17:41 Tornado - Greer, SC WFO Region, US 35.08° N / 81.33° W

24-May-2017 14:09:24 Tornado - Columbia, SC WFO Region, US 34.3° N / 81.47° W

170,000

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Population Density (person/sqkm)

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Estimated Wind Speed (mph)

≥ 150 74-149 39-73 <39

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Drought - Southern United...Location: United StatesSeverity Level: Warning

Tornado - Atlanta, GA WFO...Location: United StatesSeverity Level: Watch

Situational Awareness

24-May-2017 14:09:24 Tornado - Columbia, SC WFO Region, US 34.3° N / 81.47° W

24-May-2017 14:07:48 Tornado - Atlanta, GA WFO Region, US 33.78° N / 82.74° W

Event Severity Date (UTC) Name Lat/Long

Source: PDC

Lack of Resilience Index:Lack of Resilience represents the combination of susceptibility to impact and the relative inability to absorb, respond to, and recover from negative impactsthat do occur over the short term. United States ranks 149 out of 165 on the Lack of Resilience index with a score of 0.22.

United States ranks 149 out of 165 on the Lack of Resilience Index. Based on the sub-component scores related to Vulnerability and Coping Capacity, thethree thematic areas with the weakest relative scores are Recent Disaster Impacts, Environmental Stress and Economic Constraints.

Source: PDC

Population Data:

2011

Total: 21, 393, 988Max Density: 40, 038(ppl/km2)

Source: iSciences

Charlotte - 250,000 to 499,999

Columbia - 50,000 to 99,999

Atlanta - 250,000 to 499,999

Populated Areas:

Multi Hazard Risk Index:United States ranks 121 out of 165 on the Multi-Hazard Risk Index with a score of 0.41. United States is estimated to have relatively high overall exposure,low vulnerability, and very high coping capacity.

Source: PDC

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Lack of Resilience Index:Lack of Resilience represents the combination of susceptibility to impact and the relative inability to absorb, respond to, and recover from negative impactsthat do occur over the short term. United States ranks 149 out of 165 on the Lack of Resilience index with a score of 0.22.

United States ranks 149 out of 165 on the Lack of Resilience Index. Based on the sub-component scores related to Vulnerability and Coping Capacity, thethree thematic areas with the weakest relative scores are Recent Disaster Impacts, Environmental Stress and Economic Constraints.

Source: PDC

Lowest (0) Highest (1)

United States

Australia Brazil China

Russia Nigeria

Historical Hazards:

Earthquakes:

5 Largest Earthquakes (Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Event Date (UTC) Magnitude Depth (Km) Location Lat/Long

01-Sep-1886 00:02:00 7.70 - SOUTH CAROLINA: CHARLESTON 32.9° N / 80° W

29-Apr-2003 00:08:00 4.60 20ALABAMA: FORT

PAYNE,GAYLESVILLE,VALLEY HEAD34.49° N / 85.63° W

06-Apr-2017 01:49:12 2.72 11.16 6km WSW of Sparta, Georgia 33.26° N / 83.04° W

25-Oct-2016 02:42:50 2.70 3.32 4km W of Louisville, Tennessee 35.82° N / 84.09° W

08-May-2016 09:09:55 2.65 16.13 6km NNW of Mascot, Tennessee 36.11° N / 83.78° W

Source: Earthquakes

Tsunami Runups:

5 Largest Tsunami Runups

Event Date (UTC) Country Runup (m) Deaths Location Lat/Long

18-Nov-1929 02:20:00 USA 0.12 - CHARLESTON, SC 32.75° N / 79.92° W

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Historical Hazards

Apr 30 2016Earthquakes

6km NNW of Mascot,Tennessee

Apr 29 2003Earthquakes

ALABAMA:FORTPAYNE,GAYLESVILLE,VALLEY

HEAD

Oct 25 2016Earthquakes

4km W of Louisville,Tennessee

Nov 30 1978Tropical CycloneAtlantic

Dec 28 1991Tropical CycloneAtlantic

Dec 24 2003Tropical CycloneAtlantic

Apr 06 2017Earthquakes

6km WSW of Sparta,Georgia

Jun 04 2007Fires

United States

May 31 2007Fires

United States

May 30 2007Fires

United States

Dec 18 1970Tropical CycloneAtlantic

Dec 25 1988Tropical CycloneAtlantic

Jun 17 2002FiresUnited States

May 14 2007FiresUnited States

1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

01-Sep-1886 00:00:00 USA - - COPPER RIVER, SC 32.87° N / 79.93° W

Event Date (UTC) Country Runup (m) Deaths Location Lat/Long

Source: Tsunamis

Wildfires:

5 Largest Wildfires

Event Start/End Date(UTC) Size (sq. km.) Location Mean Lat/Long

09-Feb-2007 00:00:00 - 31-May-2007 00:00:00 137.20 United States 30.59° N / 82.29° W

30-Apr-2007 00:00:00 - 04-Jun-2007 00:00:00 65.90 United States 30.87° N / 82.34° W

07-May-2007 00:00:00 - 14-May-2007 00:00:00 51.70 United States 30.6° N / 82.39° W

17-Apr-2007 00:00:00 - 30-May-2007 00:00:00 46.00 United States 31.07° N / 82.36° W

03-May-2002 00:00:00 - 17-Jun-2002 00:00:00 19.80 United States 30.72° N / 82.32° W

Source: Wildfires

Tropical Cyclones:

5 Largest Tropical Cyclones

Event Name Start/End Date(UTC) Max Wind Speed(mph)

Min Pressure(mb)

Location Lat/Long

DAVID25-Aug-1979 18:00:00 - 08-Sep-1979

00:00:00173 924 Atlantic 31.61° N / 58.65° W

ANDREW17-Aug-1992 00:00:00 - 28-Aug-1992

06:00:00173 922 Atlantic 22.63° N / 63.6° W

IVAN03-Sep-2004 00:00:00 - 24-Sep-2004

06:00:00167 910 Atlantic 23.19° N / 60.9° W

HUGO10-Sep-1989 18:00:00 - 25-Sep-1989

12:00:00161 918 Atlantic 34.83° N / 50.9° W

EDITH06-Sep-1971 00:00:00 - 18-Sep-1971

06:00:00161 No Data Atlantic 22.23° N / 77.9° W

Source: Tropical Cyclones

* As defined by the source (Dartmouth Flood Observatory, University of Colorado), Flood Magnitude = LOG(Duration x Severity x Affected Area). Severityclasses are based on estimated recurrence intervals and other criteria.

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