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  <a href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20161205"><h3 class="h4">Preliminary peak stage and streamflow data at selected streamgaging stations in North Carolina and South Carolina for flooding following Hurricane Matthew, October 2016</h3></a>
  <p>The passage of Hurricane Matthew across the central and eastern regions of North Carolina and South Carolina during October 7–9, 2016, resulted in heavy rainfall that caused major flooding in parts of the eastern Piedmont in North Carolina and coastal regions of both States. Rainfall totals of 3 to 8 inches and 8 to more than 15 inches were...</p>
  Weaver, J. Curtis; Feaster, Toby D.; Robbins, Jeanne C.
  <div><i>Attribution:</i> <a href="/cost-center/south-atlantic-water-science-center">South Atlantic Water Science Center</a>, <a href="/countries-and-continents/united-states-america">United States of America</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-irma">Hurricane Irma</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-maria">Hurricane Maria</a></div>
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  Weaver, J.C., Feaster, T.D., and Robbins, J.C., 2016, Preliminary peak stage and streamflow data at selected streamgaging stations in North Carolina and South Carolina for flooding following Hurricane Matthew, October 2016:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1205, 38 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161205.
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  <p>High-water marks provide valuable data for understanding recent and historical flood events. The proper collection and recording of high-water mark data from perishable and preserved evidence informs flood assessments, research, and water resource management. Given the high cost of flooding in developed areas, experienced hydrographers, using the...</p>
  Koenig, Todd A.; Bruce, Jennifer L.; O'Connor, Jim; McGee, Benton D.; Holmes, Robert R.; Hollins, Ryan; Forbes, Brandon T.; Kohn, Michael S.; Schellekens, Mathew; Martin, Zachary W.; Peppler, Marie C.
  <div><i>Attribution:</i> <a href="/topic/natural-hazards">Natural Hazards</a>, <a href="/cost-center/wisconsin-water-science-center">Wisconsin Water Science Center</a>, <a href="/countries-and-continents/united-states-america">United States of America</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-irma">Hurricane Irma</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-jose">Hurricane Jose</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-maria">Hurricane Maria</a>, <a href="/special-topics/nate">Nate</a></div>
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  <a href="http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70188145"><h3 class="h4">Modelling multi-hazard hurricane damages on an urbanized coast with a Bayesian Network approach</h3></a>
  <p>Hurricane flood impacts to residential buildings in coastal zones are caused by a number of hazards, such as inundation, overflow currents, erosion, and wave attack. However, traditional hurricane damage models typically make use of stage-damage functions, where the stage is related to flooding depth only. Moreover, these models are deterministic...</p>
  van Verseveld, H.C.W.; Van Dongeren, A. R.; Plant, Nathaniel G.; Jäger, W.S.; den Heijer, C.
  <div><i>Attribution:</i> <a href="/topic/natural-hazards">Natural Hazards</a>, <a href="/st-petersburg-coastal-and-marine-science-center">St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center</a>, <a href="/countries-and-continents/united-states-america">United States of America</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-irma">Hurricane Irma</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-jose">Hurricane Jose</a>, <a href="/special-topics/hurricane-maria">Hurricane Maria</a>, <a href="/special-topics/nate">Nate</a></div>
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