What are the differences between the regular and the raw Storm Reports CSV files?
The differences between the regular vs raw CSVs are as follows: • raw CSVs capture all decoded LSRs with de-duplication of identical reports, • the regular LSRs are de-duplicated based on: • same county and state, • same regex of deaths/fatalities, • distance/duration between pairs • less than 5 miles/5 minutes for torns • less than 10 miles/15 minutes for others In all categories, the previous report in pair is removed if all above are met. We noticed sometimes the comments/remarks in the LSR regarding the same event can span multiple reports. With the raw files, all comments are captured and anyone can decide how to de-dup the LSRs themselves.
