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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 27.1 N°, 80 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 39.1 N°, 68 W°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
ALBERTO 22-May-2012 35.0 46.0 NE 17.0 Tropical Depression 1008 mb 33.1 N / 74 W
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.            
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
0
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Sep 01 1886 00:02 7.7 0 9 60 SOUTH CAROLINA: CHARLESTON 32.9° N / 80.0° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Sep 01 1886 00:02 7.7 0 9 60 SOUTH CAROLINA: CHARLESTON 32.9° N / 80.0° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
0
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.        

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Nov 18 1929 00:23 USA OCEAN CITY, MD 0.3 0 38.33° N / 75.08° W
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Nov 18 1929 00:23 USA OCEAN CITY, MD 0.3 0 38.33° N / 75.08° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude VII

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
14,598,284 27,965
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
15,054,989 27,909
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
15,843,142 45,541
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
16,047,112 35,696
Countries
Country
United States
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
United States Washington D.C. 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 National and provincial capital 38.89° N / 76.95° W
United States Norfolk 250,000 to 500,000 Other 36.88° N / 76.27° W
United States Raleigh 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 35.79° N / 78.64° W
United States Richmond 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 37.56° N / 77.47° W
United States Annapolis Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 38.96° N / 76.49° W

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
ABERDEEN FIELD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00033 37.02° N / 76.59° W
ACCOMACK CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00047 37.65° N / 75.76° W
AIRLIE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00522 38.76° N / 77.79° W
BILLY MITCHELL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00017 35.23° N / 75.62° W
BRANHAMS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00165 34.28° N / 79.93° W
BROOKNEAL CAMPBELL CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00596 37.14° N / 79.02° W
CAUSEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00723 35.91° N / 79.62° W
CHASE CITY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00503 36.79° N / 78.5° W
CHORMAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00066 38.85° N / 75.61° W
COLUMBUS CO MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00098 34.27° N / 78.71° W
CREWE MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00420 37.18° N / 78.1° W
CULPEPER RGNL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00313 38.53° N / 77.86° W
CURRITUCK CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 36.4° N / 76.02° W
CURTIS L BROWN JR FIELD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00133 34.6° N / 78.58° W
DARLINGTON CO JETPORT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00192 34.45° N / 79.89° W
DOGWOOD AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00180 38.36° N / 77.45° W
DUPLIN CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00137 35.0° N / 77.98° W
EAST COOPER Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00012 32.9° N / 79.78° W
FIRST FLIGHT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00013 36.02° N / 75.67° W
FRANKLIN CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00369 36.02° N / 78.33° W
FRONT ROYAL WARREN CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00709 38.92° N / 78.25° W
GRAYS CREEK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00160 34.89° N / 78.84° W
GREENSBORO NORTH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00900 36.25° N / 79.91° W
HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00023 36.78° N / 76.45° W
HANOVER CO MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00208 37.71° N / 77.44° W
HARNETT COUNTY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00198 35.38° N / 78.73° W
HAZELSWART Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00450 36.86° N / 78.41° W
HEMINGWAY STUCKEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00054 33.73° N / 79.52° W
HENDERSON FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00039 34.72° N / 78.0° W
HENDERSON OXFORD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00527 36.36° N / 78.53° W
HYDE COUNTY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00008 35.56° N / 75.96° W
JOHNSTON CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00165 35.54° N / 78.39° W
JOSEPHS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00042 38.64° N / 75.36° W
K AND D Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00800 36.26° N / 79.45° W
LAKE CITY MUNI C J EVANS FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00080 33.85° N / 79.77° W
LAKE RIDGE AERO PARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00309 36.06° N / 78.78° W
LAWRENCEVILLE BRUNSWICK MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00325 36.77° N / 77.79° W
LEE CREEK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00003 35.39° N / 76.78° W
LOUISA CO FREEMAN FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00493 38.01° N / 77.97° W
LUNENBURG CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00526 36.96° N / 78.18° W
MARKS MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00421 36.6° N / 78.56° W
MARLBORO CO JETPORT H E AVENT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00146 34.62° N / 79.73° W
MARTIN COUNTY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00076 35.86° N / 77.18° W
MEADOW FARM Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00075 37.86° N / 77.42° W
MECKLENBURG BRUNSWICK RGNL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00442 36.69° N / 78.05° W
MIDDLE PENINSULA RGNL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00024 37.52° N / 76.76° W
MONTGOMERY CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00628 35.39° N / 79.79° W
NEW LONDON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00849 37.27° N / 79.34° W
NEW MARKET Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00975 38.66° N / 78.71° W
NORTHEASTERN RGNL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00020 36.03° N / 76.57° W
NRAO GREEN BANK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02710 38.43° N / 79.83° W
OCEAN CITY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00011 38.31° N / 75.12° W
OCEAN ISLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00032 33.91° N / 78.44° W
OCRACOKE ISLAND Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00005 35.1° N / 75.97° W
ORANGE CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00465 38.25° N / 78.05° W
P K AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00304 35.02° N / 79.19° W
PERSON CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00609 36.28° N / 78.98° W
PINE ISLAND Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 36.25° N / 75.79° W
PINEY POINT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00008 38.15° N / 76.52° W
PLYMOUTH MUNICIPAL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00039 35.81° N / 76.76° W
POWHATAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00060 38.25° N / 77.22° W
RALEIGH EAST Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00313 35.8° N / 78.44° W
RIDGELY AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00064 38.97° N / 75.87° W
ROBERT F SWINNIE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00027 33.45° N / 79.53° W
ROCKING A FARM Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00058 34.73° N / 78.75° W
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00693 36.44° N / 79.85° W
ROCKINGHAM HAMLET Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00358 34.89° N / 79.76° W
ROCKVILLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00280 37.69° N / 77.66° W
SANFORD LEE CO RGNL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00247 35.58° N / 79.1° W
SMITH AIR STRIP Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00560 35.63° N / 79.71° W
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00892 37.11° N / 79.59° W
SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00737 35.94° N / 79.69° W
STAFFORD RGNL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00212 38.4° N / 77.46° W
TANGIER ISLAND Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00007 37.83° N / 76.0° W
TARBORO EDGECOMBE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00053 35.94° N / 77.55° W
TIPTON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00150 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=KFME 39.09° N / 76.76° W
TRI CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00068 36.3° N / 77.17° W
TRIPLE W Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00244 35.62° N / 78.7° W
TWIN CITY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00099 34.09° N / 78.86° W
UPPERVILLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00551 38.97° N / 77.87° W
WAKEFIELD MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00113 36.99° N / 77.0° W
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00040 37.94° N / 75.47° W
WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE HYDE FIELD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00249 38.75° N / 76.93° W
WEBSTER NOLF Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00021 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=KNUI 38.15° N / 76.43° W
WINDWOOD FLY IN RESORT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03210 39.06° N / 79.43° W
WINNABOW Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00033 34.15° N / 78.11° W
WOODY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01150 36.88° N / 79.85° W
ALBERT J ELLIS Active civil airport 00094 34.83° N / 77.61° W
ASHEBORO MUNI Active civil airport 00673 35.65° N / 79.89° W
BRUNSWICK CO Active civil airport 00025 33.93° N / 78.07° W
BURLINGTON ALAMANCE RGNL Active civil airport 00617 36.05° N / 79.47° W
CAMBRIDGE DORCHESTER Active civil airport 00019 38.54° N / 76.03° W
CAPE MAY CO Active civil airport 00023 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=KWWD 39.01° N / 74.91° W
CAPT WALTER FRANCIS DUKE RGNL Active civil airport 00142 38.32° N / 76.55° W
CHARLOTTESVILLE ALBEMARLE Active civil airport 00639 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=KCHO 38.14° N / 78.45° W
CHERAW MUNI LYNCH BELLINGER FLD Active civil airport 00239 34.71° N / 79.96° W
CHESAPEAKE RGNL Active civil airport 00020 36.67° N / 76.32° W
CHESTERFIELD CO Active civil airport 00237 37.41° N / 77.52° W
COLLEGE PARK Active civil airport 00048 38.98° N / 76.92° W
CONWAY HORRY CO Active civil airport 00034 33.83° N / 79.12° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
BRUNSWICK UNITED STATES 2 33.96° N / 78.01° W
CALVERT CLIFFS UNITED STATES 2 38.43° N / 76.44° W
NORTH ANNA UNITED STATES 2 38.06° N / 77.79° W
SHEARON HARRIS UNITED STATES 1 35.63° N / 78.96° W
SURRY UNITED STATES 2 37.17° N / 76.7° W

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 39,381 3
Rural 165,232 11
Not classified 1,286,425 86
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 60,148 30
Mixed Forests 50,643 25
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 44,957 22
Croplands 13,296 7
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 11,497 6
Woody Savannas 4,577 2
Urban and Built-Up 3,730 1.9
Unclassified 2,980 1.5
Savannas 2,736 1.4
Grasslands 2,458 1.2
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 2,174 1.1
Open Shrublands 865 0.4
Permanent Wetlands 280 0.1
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 102 0.05
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 83 0.04
Closed Shrublands 50 0.02
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-13 1,438 135
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  May Jun Jul
low 12.7 17.7 20.0
high 25.8 30.0 31.6
Average Precipitation
  May Jun Jul
mm/day 3.3 3.2 4.0
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
WASH DC/DULLES Tue May 22 2012 14:52 71.1F 3.0 WSW Few clouds 700 ft. Broken clouds 1200 ft. Overcast 2100 ft. 38.93° N / 77.45° W

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