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. 2017 Jul 24;97(3):896–903. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0048

Table 1.

Risk classification for each layer

Risk level Precipitation anomalies (mm/day) Temperature anomalies (°C) Population densities (count per km2) Wind swath of hurricane
Very high 4 (> 15) 4 (> 2) 4 (> 1,000) 4 (closest to track point)
High 3 (> 5) 3 (> 1) 3 (> 500) 3
Moderate high 2 (> 3) 2 (> 0.5) 2 (> 250) 2
Low 1 (> 1) 1 (0.25) 1 (> 25) 1
Very Low 0 0 0 0 (outside wind swath)