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      "name": "USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code",
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      "name": "County PFAS firefighting-foam stock",
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        "Severe Thunderstorm Warning count": 179,
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        "Areal Flood Advisory count": 54,
        "Winter Storm Warning count": 9,
        "Winter Weather Advisory count": 62,
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        "Heat Advisory count": 24,
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        "Wind Chill Warning count": 4,
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      "name": "County H2Ohio chloride-reduction grant count",
      "source": "Ohio EPA H2Ohio chloride reduction grants",
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  "generated": "2026-09-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 for the compilation; each source keeps its own terms",
  "cite": "Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), \"Erie County\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/county/erie/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].",
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