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<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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<br />This research was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
<br />Office of Global Programs (NOAA-OGP), A ward No. NA96GP0451, with the able assistance of
<br />Bill Murray, Caitlin Simpson, and Rick Lawford, Additional support was provided by the U.S.
<br />Weather Research Program. The authors are particularly grateful for the assistance of Frank
<br />Richards and Joanna Dionne of the National Weather Service (NWS) Hydrologic Information
<br />Center and other NWS staff including Paul Polger and John Ogren (Silver Spring, MD) and
<br />Robert Glancy and Frank Cooper (Denver, CO),
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<br />Valuable assistance and comments were received from David Wingerd, D,S, Army Corps
<br />of Engineers; Stan Changnon and Ken Kunkel, Illinois State Water Survey; Bill Cappuccio,
<br />National Flood Insurance Program (Iowa); Lisa Flax, National Ocean Service; Jacki Monday,
<br />Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center; Kathleen Miller, National
<br />Center for Atmospheric Research; and Tom Grazulis, The Tornado Project.
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<br />Many state emergency management agencies provided information for this study, We
<br />are especially grateful to Michael Sabbaghian, California Governor's Office of Emergency
<br />Services, for providing data and assistance related to the California 1998 EI Nino disaster,
<br />Information was also provided by:
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<br />Lee Helms, Alabama Emergency Management Agency
<br />Karma Hackney, Dana Owens, and Tom Mullins, California Governor's Office of Emergency
<br />Services
<br />Larry Lang, Colorado Water Conservation Board
<br />Yusuf Mustafa, Florida Division of Emergency Management
<br />Shirley Collins, Florida Bureau of Recovery and Mitigation, Dept. of Community Affairs
<br />Gary McConnell, Georgia Emergency Management Agency
<br />Edward Teixeira, Hawaii State Department of Defense
<br />Robert Sherman, Illinois Emergency Management Agency
<br />Phil Roberts, Indiana State Emergency Management Agency
<br />David Eash, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
<br />Art Jones, Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness
<br />Stephen J, McGrail, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
<br />Doran Duckworth, Michigan Dept. of State Police, Emergency Management Division
<br />Sherrill Neudahl, Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
<br />Glenn Schafer and Stuart Shelstad, Minnesota Farm Service Agency
<br />Chuck May, Missouri State Ernergency Management Agency
<br />Kay Phillips, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Response and Recovery Branch
<br />Dennis Sigrist, Oregon Emergency Management Agency
<br />John Knight, South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division
<br />Joan Peschke, Texas Emergency Management, Recovery Section
<br />Michael Cline and Harry Colestock, Virginia Dept. of Emergency Services
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