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Engineering LaboratoryMaterials and Structural Systems Division

# National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Office

NIST is designated by Congress as the Lead Agency for the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP). This Office coordinates the NWIRP research and implementation activities for the four NWIRP agencies – the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), NIST, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

-  NWIRP Statutory Program Description 
-  NWIRP Biennial Reports to Congress  Expand or Collapse    -  FY 2021-2022 
  -  FY 2019-2020 
  -  FY 2017-2018 
  -  FY 2015-2016 
  -  FY 2013-2014 
  -  FY 2011-2012 (includes FY 2007-2010 activities in appendices) 
  -  FY 2005-2006 
-  National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction 
-  NWIRP Strategic Plan 
-  Past Events 

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## **National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Staff**

## Highlights

                      - Visit the NWIRP Agencies:   Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ,  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ,  and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
                      - Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center Publishes Hurricane María Recovery Report , October 2020

## News and Updates

### Major New Building Standard Can Map Out Tornado Threat for the First Time

June 21, 2021

### Integrating Science & Technology with Disaster Response

June 1, 2021

### The Joplin Tornado: A Calamity and a Boon to Resilience, 10 Years On

May 21, 2021

### Testimony - Calm Before the Storm: Reauthorizing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program

December 4, 2019

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## Events

### 2021 Disaster Resilience Symposium

### VIRTUAL 2020 Disaster Resilience Symposium

### 2019 Disaster Resilience Symposium

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## Publications

### Learning from Hurricane Maria's Impacts on Puerto Rico: A Progress Report

January 19, 2021

Joseph  MainMaria K. DillardErica D. KuligowskiBenjamin  DavisJazalyn D. DukesKenneth W. HarrisonJennifer  HelgesonKatherine J. JohnsonMarc L. LevitanJudith  Mitrani-ReiserScott J. WeaverDongHun  Yeo

### Final Report, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri

March 26, 2014

Erica D. KuligowskiFranklin T. LombardoLong  PhanMarc L. Levitan

### Measurement Science R&D Roadmap for Windstorm and Coastal Inundation Impact Reduction

January 30, 2014

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