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PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM–23-0073

United States Department of Agriculture


Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services


Risk Management Agency


1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC  20250-0801

Date

December 07, 2023

To:

All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

From:

Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy    12/7/2023

Subject:

Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Updated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Rainfall Dataset August 2023

In accordance with Section 8(e) of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) reviewed the NOAA CPC dataset and preformed a re-analysis of the 2023 cyclones up to September 2, 2023. The approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:

The following additional counties were triggered on August 31, 2023, for payment under the Tropical Storm Option. Both counties are triggered by being adjacent to a primary county.

 

Cyclone State Primary County

New Triggered Adjacent County
Idalia North Carolina Columbus Bladen, Pender

Attachment A provides a map of the county triggers, including the newly triggered counties. Attachment B provides a map of the four-day rainfall totals by county.

 

DISPOSAL DATE
12/31/2024

Attachment A | Table

Attachment B | Table

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