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Roof collapse
             Depth of snow on ground
           Harrisburg, PA

                                                               22-Jan-94 5-Mar-94 26-Feb-94 19-Feb-94 12-Feb-94 5-Feb-94 29-Jan-94 15-Jan-94  Date  (a) (a) Analysis of snowfall data can assist evaluating the role played by unusual weather conditions (b) Wind and surge data are








                                        Data from NOAA, National climate data center  8-Jan-94  needed to determine to the primary cause of damage to a structure.







                20  18   16  14   12  10   8  Depth (inches)  6  4  2  0  1-Jan-94  FIGURE 5.20








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