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Effect of fatality corrections in SHELDUS
| Event Type | SHELDUS | Mortality Database | Total | Increase |
| Lightning | 517 | 1,744 | 2,261 | 77% |
| Winter Weather | 2,306 | 1,306 | 3,612 | 36% |
| Severe Weather | 2,402 | 1,360 | 3,762 | 36% |
| Coastal | 357 | 99 | 456 | 22% |
| Flooding | 2,188 | 600 | 2,788 | 22% |
| Heat/Drought | 3,227 | 679 | 3,906 | 17% |
| Tornado | 2,006 | 308 | 2,314 | 13% |
| Mass Movement | 154 | 16 | 170 | 9% |
| Hurricane/Trop. St. | 279 | 25 | 304 | 8% |
| Geophysical | 302 | 0 | 302 | 0% |
| Wildfire | 84 | 0 | 84 | 0% |
| Totals | 13,821 | 6,137 | 19,958 | 31% |
