Resource

Report to Administrator, NOAA, On Buffalo Creek (West Virginia) Disaster: February 26, 1972

Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
Report to Administrator, NOAA, On Buffalo Creek (West Virginia) Disaster: February 26, 1972
Organization/Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Year
1972
Date
April 17, 1972
Event Location
West Virginia
Abstract/Additional Information

At the request of the Administrator, a NOAA disaster survey team was formed to investigate the Buffalo Creek (West Virginia) Disaster of February 26, 1972. The team was charged with reviewing the natural hazards warning system and the performance of all elements of NOAA who participated in providing data for the warning service. This document is a report by the team on their findings and their recom­mendations on the deficiencies that were evident.

URL(s)
https://damfailures.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IR_NOAA_Buffalo-Creek.pdf