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Peril Legend
River Flood Tsunami Tornado Volcano
Return Period [years] Return Period F2-F5 Tornadoes/Year Ash Thickness [cm]
50 500 years Very High (> 0.75) Extreme (>100 cm)
100 1000 years High (0.5 - 0.75) Very High (50 - 100 cm)
200 2500 years Significant (0.35 - 0.5) Very High (40 - 50 cm)
500 5000 years Moderate (0.2 - 0.35) High (30 - 40 cm)
Storm Surge 10000 years Low (0.1 - 0.2) High (20 - 30 cm)
Return Period [years] Windstorm Very Low (< 0.1) Significant (10 - 20 cm)
50 years 50 Year Peak Gust Range [m/s] No Observation Moderate (5 - 10 cm)
100 years Extreme (>70 m/s) Wildfire Moderate (2 - 5 cm)
250 years Very High (60-70 m/s) Fire Hazard per 0.25° grid (1995- Low (1 - 2 cm)
500 years High (50-60 m/s) 2016) Low (0.1 - 1 cm)
1000 years Significant (40-50 m/s) Extreme (10) Lightning
Seismic Hazard Moderate (35-40 m/s) Very High (9) Annual flash rate per km²
Pseudo Spectral Acceleration [g] Moderate (30-35 m/s) High (8) Extreme (>50)
Extreme (1.82-20) Low (25-30 m/s) Significant (7) Very High (36-50)
Very High (1.22-1.82) Low (20-25 m/s) Moderate (6) Very High (26-35)
Very High (0.82-1.22) Very Low (<20 m/s) Moderate (5) High (21-25)
High (0.61-0.82) Hailstorm Low (4) High (16-20)
High (0.41-0.61) Hail days (>2cm) per 2500 km² Low (3) Significant (11-15)
Significant (0.27-0.41) and year Very Low (2) Significant (7-10)
Moderate (0.18-0.27) Extreme (>1.0) Very Low (1) Moderate (4-6)
Low (0.14-0.18) Very High (0.8 - 1.0) Low (1-3)
Low (0.09-0.14) High (0.6 - 0.8) Very Low (<1)
Very Low (0.06-0.09) Significant (0.4 - 0.6)
Moderate (0.2 - 0.4)
Low (0.1 - 0.2)
Very Low (<0.1)
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