Winter Weather
Winter Weather consists of winter storm events in which the main types of precipitation are snow, sleet, or freezing rain.
In the National Risk Index, a Winter Weather Risk Index score and rating represent a community's relative risk for Winter Weather when compared to the rest of the United States. A Winter Weather Expected Annual Loss score and rating represent a community's relative level of expected building and population loss each year due to Winter Weather when compared to the rest of the United States.
Winter Weather Exposure
A Winter Weather exposure value represents a community's building value (in dollars), population (in both people and population equivalence), and agriculture value (in dollars) exposed to Winter Weather.
Winter Weather Annualized Frequency
A Winter Weather annualized frequency value represents the average number of recorded Winter Weather hazard occurrences (events) per year over the period of record (16.9 years).
Source Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service Weather Alerts compiled and archived by Iowa State University's Iowa Environmental Mesonet
Winter Weather Historic Loss Ratio
A Winter Weather historic loss ratio is the representative percentage of the exposed consequence type value (building, population, or agriculture) expected to be lost due to a Winter Weather hazard occurrence.
Winter Weather Processing Methodology
For comprehensive details about the Winter Weather processing methodology, see the National Risk Index Technical Documentation.