PPT-Work Package 3: Transforming Rainfall Nowcasts into Flash Flood Hazard Products

Calum Baugh Christel Prudhomme Marc Berenguer WaiKin Wong calumbaughecmwfint Aim To translate rainfall nowcasts WP 2 into probabilistic flash flood hazard nowcasts Existing Methods. and Procedures. for Dam Breaks and Flood Events . Steve Kruckenberg. National Weather Service Forecast Office – Norman, OK. Presentation Outline. NWS Mission. NWS offices with forecast/warning responsibility in . Rainfall depths were derived using USGS SIR 2004-5041, . Atlas of Depth . Duration Frequency . of Precipitation Annual Maxima for Texas . and applied to the HEC-HMS model using the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 24-hour Type III distribution. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) rainfall . Overview. By Hector Guerrero. Warning and Coordination Meteorologist, . NWS San Angelo, TX . and . Chair of The Texas Flash Flood Coalition. l. National Weather Service Flash Flood Program . Overview. Faye E. Barthold. 1,2. , Thomas E. Workoff. 1,3. , Wallace A. Hogsett. 1. , J.J. Gourley. 4. , Kelly Mahoney. 5. , . Ligia. Bernardet. 5. , and David R. Novak. 1. 1. NOAA/NWS/Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD. Faye E. Barthold. 1,2. , Thomas E. Workoff. 1,3. , Wallace A. Hogsett. 1*. , J.J. Gourley. 4. , and David R. Novak. 1. With special thanks to Brian . Cosgrove, NOAA/NWS/Office of Hydrologic Development. Lessons . Learned and Future Plans. Thomas E.Workoff. 1,2. , Faye E. Barthold. 1,3. , David R. Novak. 1. , Wallace A. Hogsett. 1. , . Ligia. Bernardet. 4. , J.J. Gourley. 5. , Kelly Mahoney. 6. 1. NOAA/NWS/Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD. Skyview Weather. JP Consulting. Flash Flood Prediction Program Training . Douglas County, Colorado. March 7, 2011. Urban Drainage and . Flood Control District. Introductions. F2P2 . History and Purpose. Hydrometeorologist. UCAR/COMET, Boulder, Colorado. NWS Eastern Region Flash Flood Conference 03 June 2010. 1. Flash Flood Forecasting. What is a Realistic Expectation for Warnings? . Richmond, VA, 2004. Heather Grams, Pierre . Kirstetter. CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK. J.J. . Gourley. , Robert Rabin. NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK. 146 WSR-88Ds . 30 Canadian Radars . The Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor System (MRMS). Overview. By Hector Guerrero. Warning and Coordination Meteorologist, . NWS San Angelo, TX . and . Chair of The Texas Flash Flood Coalition. l. National Weather Service Flash Flood Program . Overview. Faye E. Barthold. 1,2. , Thomas E. Workoff. 1,3. , Wallace A. Hogsett. 1*. , J.J. Gourley. 4. , and David R. Novak. 1. With special thanks to Brian . Cosgrove, NOAA/NWS/Office of Hydrologic Development. Robert J. Kuligowski, Ph. D.. NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research. Bob.Kuligowski@noaa.gov. 1. Outline. Satellite Rainfall Performance. IPWG Validation Efforts and Findings. Other Findings of Interest. Rainfall depths were derived using USGS SIR 2004-5041, . Atlas of Depth . Duration Frequency . of Precipitation Annual Maxima for Texas . and applied to the HEC-HMS model using the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 24-hour Type III distribution. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) rainfall . FFGS. ) . Paul . Pilon. Climate and Water Department. Hydrological Forecasting and Water Resources Division. Objectives. The main objectives of the Flash Flood Guidance System with global coverage . are to:.