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: |
|---|---|
| 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:
04/28/2018 - 10:08