This function pulls storm events data based on a specified date range and / or storm name. (Note: This function pulls full years' worth of data. Later functions filter down to the exact date range desired.)
Arguments
- date_range
A character vector of length two with the start and end dates to pull data for (e.g.,
c("1999-10-16", "1999-10-18")).- storm
A character string with the name of the storm to pull storm events data for. This string must follow the format "[storm-name]-[4-digit storm year]" (e.g.,
"Floyd-1999"). Currently, this functionality only works for storms included in the extended hurricane best tracks, which covers 1988 to 2015.- file_type
A character string specifying the type of file you would like to pull. Choices include: "details" (the default), "fatalities", or "locations".
Examples
if (FALSE) {
floyd_data <- create_storm_data(date_range = c("1999-10-16", "1999-10-18"))
floyd_data2 <- create_storm_data(storm = "Floyd-1999")
}