Bibliograph

Hazardous weather climatology for Arizona, by Craig Shoemaker, Jeffrey T. Davis

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Hazardous weather climatology for Arizona, by Craig Shoemaker, Jeffrey T. Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13)

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federal national government publication

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hazardous weather climatology for Arizona

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

630625149

Responsibility statement

by Craig Shoemaker, Jeffrey T. Davis

Series statement

NOAA technical memorandum NWS WR, 282

Summary

"Providing expedient severe weather warnings to save lives and property is the most important mission provided by National Weather Service offices in Arizona. This study discusses numerous hazardous weather types including tornadoes, hail, wind, flash floods and floods, lightning, dust storms, dust devils, extreme temperatures, drought, wildfires and winter storms. A comprehensive understanding of the state's hazardous weather climatology will better prepare forecasters in anticipating the timing, strength, location and nature of hazardous weather. This climatological information will also be useful to emergency managers and private citizens in understanding the characteristics of severe weather across Arizona. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to quantitatively describe the hazardous weather climatology for Arizona using reports from 1950 to 2004 for tornadoes and 1955 to 2004 for other events"--Intro

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