RE: Hail Storm Study

Michael D. Adams ( (no email) )
Thu, 7 May 1998 16:54:13 -0400

Timothy Reagan wrote:

> Our department is analyzing 40 years worth of nationwide hail storm
> data but we are missing some necessary info: the square mileage of
> each county in each state. I know that the data is out there
> somewhere but we haven't been able to locate it yet. Is there
> anyone out there that can point us in the right direction? The
> data needs to be in a US Gov't FIPS defined form (specific codes
> for state and county). I'd appreciate any and all help!

Try the US Gazetteer at
http://ftp.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places.html

One of the files available there contains (among other data) a list
of counties, FIPS codes, and land and water area. The area
measurements are metric, but should be convertible for your uses.

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