Use this guide to help you determine what hazard you are writing about in your Best Practice story.
If you are looking for: | Consider using: |
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Aftershock | Earthquake |
Ash Fall | Volcano |
Avalanche | Mudslide/Landslide, Winter Storm |
Blizzard | Severe Storm, Winter Storm |
Brush Fire | Wildfire |
Cold | Extreme Temperatures, Winter Storm |
Cyclone | Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Typhoon |
Dust Storm | Drought, Extreme Temperatures,Severe Storm |
Erosion | Coastal Storm, Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Typhoon |
Explosion | Chemical/Biological, Fire, Nuclear, Technological, Terrorism |
Flood, Flash Flood | Dam/Levee Break, Flooding |
Forest Fire | Wildfire |
Freeze | Extreme Temperatures, Winter Storm |
Freezing Rain | Severe Storm, Winter Storm |
Funnel Cloud | Tornado |
Ground Saturation | Flooding |
Hail | Severe Storm, Winter Storm |
Heat | Extreme Temperatures |
High Surf | Coastal Storm, Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Tsunami, Typhoon |
Ice | Extreme Temperatures, Winter Storm |
Ice Jam | Flooding |
Lava/Debris Flow | Volcano |
Mold | Flooding |
Power Outage | Technological, Terrorism |
Radiological | Chemical/Biological, Nuclear, Terrorism |
Rain | Flooding, Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Severe Storm, Typhoon, Winter Storm |
Rock Slide | Mudslide/Landslide |
Seismic Wave | Earthquake |
Snow | Winter Storm |
Snow Melt | Flooding |
Storm Surge | Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Typhoon |
Thunderstorm | Severe Storm |
Tropical Depression | Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Severe Storm |
Tidal Wave | Tsunami |
Virus | Chemical/Biological, Terrorism |
Wind | Coastal Storm, Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Severe Storm, Typhoon, Winter Storm |
Waterspout | Tornado |
Last Updated:
09/12/2016 - 11:30