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<br />The Miami-Dade Local Mitigation Strategy <br />June 2011 <br /> <br />Data Sources for Vulnerability and Risk <br /> <br />The information and assessments contained in Tables I and 2 above are based on data <br />and information from the following sources: <br /> <br />. Hurricane, tornado and thunderstorm estimates are from the National Weather Ser- <br />vice Miami Forecast Office, Florida State University Meteorology Department and <br />the publications: Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms (Williams & Duedall) and <br />Hurricane Watch (Sheets & Williams). <br /> <br />. Storm surge estimates are based on historical records and the SLOSH II computer <br />modeling from FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Hurricane <br />Center. <br /> <br />. Flood data is from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the <br />National Weather Service Miami Forecast Office. <br /> <br />. Hazardous materials (HazMat) data is based on filings required under Section 302 of <br />the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and maintained <br />by Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. <br /> <br />. Nuclear Power Plant estimates are based on the location within FPL's Turkey Point <br />lO-Mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) (See App. E). <br /> <br />. Wildfire vulnerabilities are based on data provided by the Florida Division of Fore- <br />stry and the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Manage- <br />ment (DERM) (See App. E). <br /> <br />. Agricultural loss data is from USDA Farm Service Agency, the University of Flori- <br />da's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IF AS) and the Miami-Dade Cooper- <br />ative Extension Service. <br /> <br />. Drought, extreme heat and freezing data is based upon records from SFWMD, Mi- <br />ami-Dade DERM, Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management, University of <br />Florida IF AS and the National Weather Service. <br /> <br />. Mass migration information is from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Flor- <br />ida Department of Law Enforcement and the Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Man- <br />agement. <br /> <br />. Tsunami information is from the National Weather Service Miami Forecast Office. <br /> <br />28 <br />