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78 A P P E N D I X B This appendix provides supplemental information to the response levels described in Chapter 5, including basic information about common hazard intensity levels and warning systems. B.1 Earthquake The moment magnitude scale is based on the total moment release of the earthquake represented on a base 10 logarithmic scale.
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Emergency Event Response Levels and Notifications 79 tsunami warning site based on geographical location. After an earthquake occurs, NOAA monitors the earthquake magnitude and determines the likelihood of a tsunami for given coastal locations.
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80 Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations: Assessment Process Manual THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE.
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Emergency Event Response Levels and Notifications 81 ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES.
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82 Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations: Assessment Process Manual • Tsunami Warning Cancellation: A cancellation indicates the end of a damaging tsunami threat. A cancellation is usually issued after an evaluation of sea level data confirms that a destructive tsunami will not impact the warned area.
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Emergency Event Response Levels and Notifications 83 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUES A OR Source: NOAA/NWS (2014g)
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84 Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations: Assessment Process Manual The National Hurricane Center provides information on forecast advisories, public advisories, discussions, and wind speed probabilities for corresponding hurricanes. These advisories include the location of hurricane, wind speeds, pressure, and storm surge heights (example shown in Figure B-4)
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Emergency Event Response Levels and Notifications 85 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK AT 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.4 WEST.
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86 Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations: Assessment Process Manual Source: NOAA/NWS (2014h)
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Emergency Event Response Levels and Notifications 87 Source: NOAA/NWS (2014h)
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88 Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations: Assessment Process Manual • Minor Flooding: Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat or inconvenience. Floods with 5- to 10-year recurrence interval are assumed to cause minor flooding.
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