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<br />7, USE AND INTERPRETATION OF NWS FLOOD DAMAGE DATA ,..........,..,............,......55
<br />Analyzing Trends Over Time ..,..."..............,....,..........,..,.........,...........................,............55
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<br />Comparing States "'..'"...",,,., .",.." ,."", .".""""",.."."..,...""., ,.. ".",.. .."""""" .." '" ."", .,.. ..59
<br />Comparing Individual Flood Events.. ..........,..,...... ..............., ....,........, .....,.. ....,.... .......,....,59
<br />Possible Inconsistencies With Other Sources ..,..............,................,....,............................65
<br />Uses of the Reanalyzed NWS Damage Estimates .....................,......,....,..................,........65
<br />Recommendations for Future Collection of Flood Damage Estimates .................,....,......66
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<br />REFERENCES """.."""",..""""...,........,."'..",..."",,,",."",..."",...,."..".."""",..""..,...,.."..,..",..,68
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<br />ABBREVIATIONS """"""""""..."""".."..."""",.."""""""""..""""",..""",.....,..""""""".."""72
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<br />APPENDIX A, Compilation of Damage Estimates for 1976-1979.............,.........,....................,73
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<br />APPENDIX B, Estimated Flood Damage, by State ,....,..............................................................,79
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