Storm Event definition

Storm Event means a 1-year, 24-hour storm event or rainfall which measures 1 inch or greater in 1 hour or less as determined by measurements taken at the facility, or the closest official weather monitoring station.
Storm Event means a rainfall event that produces more than 0.1 inch of precipitation and that, which is separated from the previous storm event by at least 72 hours of dry weather.
Storm Event means precipitation, after a minimum of 72 hours has elapsed since cessation of previous precipitation, in the watershed of a stream segment that produces a 30 percent rise in stream flow over the average flow of the preceding 72 hours resulting from surface run-off.

Examples of Storm Event in a sentence

  • Another source of extreme events is the NCEI Storm Event database (NOAA 2013d, Appendix B, Entry 25, p B-3).

  • The Storm Event costs proposed for recovery through the MSCR are summarized in Section 4.6. UNITIL SERVICE AREA 48 HOUR OUTLOOK:CAPITAL: Moderate to heavy snow will remain likely across the region today, lessening in coverage and intensity by mid to late evening.


More Definitions of Storm Event

Storm Event means a precipitation event that results in a discharge.
Storm Event means any event in which precipitation exceeds the one-year 24-hour storm event for the geographical location.
Storm Event means a storm that produces one-half inch of rain or more during any 24 hour time period.
Storm Event means a precipitation event (rainfall, snowfall, snowmelt, etc.) that results in surface runoff and is independent of the duration and/or volume of precipitation.
Storm Event means a rainfall event that produces more than one-tenth inch of precipitation in twenty-four (24) hours unless specifically stated otherwise.
Storm Event means precipitation of 0.1 inch or more in a 24 hour period which is preceded by 24 hours of no precipitation (trace amount or less).
Storm Event means the period of time during which the total stormwater inflow rate to the facility is greater than the base flow;