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Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a strong Category 4 hurricane.  With maximum sustained wind speeds of 155 mph and minimum central pressure of 919 MB, Michael is the fourth most-powerful hurricane … Continue reading →

Posted on October 16, 2018 by admin | Leave a comment

Haiti M5.9 Earthquake 2018: Preliminary Report by StEER

Posted on October 11, 2018 by admin

StEER is pleased to release its PVAT report on the 2018 Haiti Earthquake: Download link:  http://bit.ly/StEER-V2 On October 6, 2018, at 8:12 pm local time, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, with a depth of 11.7 km, struck 19 km northwest of Port-de-Paix, … Continue reading →

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StEER EARLY ACCESS RECON REPORT: Hurricane FLORENCE

Posted on September 25, 2018 by admin

StEER is pleased to release its “Hurricane Florence: Field Assessment Team 1 (FAT-1) Early Access Reconnaissance Report (EARR). The report is being curated in DesignSafe (DOI available shortly): https://www.designsafe-ci.org/ The report is intended for use by those planning potential follow … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Florence (14 Sept 2018) Flood and Wind Damage to the Carolinas

Posted on September 23, 2018 by admin

Hurricane Florence made landfall on 14 September 2018 and it caused inland flooding of historic proportions that produced major disruption through large regions of North and South Carolina.  The hurricane cut access to Wilmington, NC, a city of 120,000 when … Continue reading →

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Tornadoes in a Bottle

Posted on March 5, 2015 by admin

On Thursday last week, Wind Hazard Damage Assessment Group (WHDAG) members, Austin Thompson and Malcolm Ammons received the opportunity to teach students at Williams Elementary School about forensic engineering and tornadoes. This afterschool program began in partnership with the Gainesville Community … Continue reading →

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America’s PrepareAthon TwitterCHAT

Posted on February 27, 2015 by admin

Weather-Ready Nation is a community based campaign with the goal of providing citizens with better weather hazard related information for better decision making and preparedness. The UF Wind Hazard Damage Assessment Group makes up one of hundreds WRN ambassadors internationally … Continue reading →

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Join America’s PrepareAthon! National Day of Action on Twitter. 2-3PM ET #PrepareAthon

Posted on February 26, 2015 by admin | Leave a comment

America’s PrepareAthon! National Day of Action Is This Thursday, February 26, 2015

Posted on February 24, 2015 by admin

America’s PrepareAthon is a community-based campaign to increase national emergency preparedness in support of Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8) for national resiliency. America’s PrepareAthon events are held biannually across the country with a focus on preparing organizations and individuals for natural … Continue reading →

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Tropical Cyclone Marcia (Australia) Preliminary Damage Report

Posted on February 24, 2015 by admin

A First by UF’s Wind Hazard Damage Assessment Group

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Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week

Posted on February 3, 2015 by admin

Severe Weather Awareness Week is upon us. As a part of Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week activities, a 20 minutes statewide Tornado Drill will Be held Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 4th, at 10:10 a.m. For instructions, here’s a link to the … Continue reading →

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