NOAA Flood Events ================= Event-based flood and severe weather records compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), providing historical reports of flood occurrence and impacts. ---- Overview -------- **NOAA Flood Events** are derived from the NOAA Storm Events Database, which documents the occurrence, location, timing, and impacts of severe weather events across the United States. Flood-related events are reported by local weather offices and emergency management agencies. This dataset is widely used for flood frequency analysis, impact assessment, and as event-level labels or targets in supervised hazard modeling, particularly when paired with meteorological reanalysis data. ---- Data Characteristics -------------------- - **Spatial coverage:** United States - **Temporal coverage:** Historical records with monthly updates - **Temporal resolution:** Event-based (begin and end timestamps) - **Data structure:** Tabular event records (not gridded tensors) - **Data format:** CSV, database extracts - **Coordinate system:** Administrative regions and point locations (where available) ---- Variables --------- Typical flood event records include: - Event start and end time - Event location (state, county/zone, and coordinates when available) - Event type and narrative descriptions - Reported impacts such as property damage, crop damage, injuries, and fatalities ---- Typical Use Cases ----------------- - Flood occurrence and frequency analysis - Impact and damage assessment studies - Supervised learning with flood events as prediction targets - Integration with meteorological drivers for flood hazard modeling ---- Access ------ NOAA Storm Events data are publicly available via NOAA NCEI: - `Storm Events Database `_ - `NOAA NCEI `_ ---- Reference --------- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). *Storm Events Database Documentation*. `https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00648 `_