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Equipment deployed to study the impact of burn scars, flash flooding

Posted in News on August 30, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.

To find ways to better protect people from flash floods, researchers are spending this summer evaluating methods of observing rain and flash floods.

Tags: Colorado, Featured, flood, flooding, mobile radar, NOXP

Gab at the Lab: Kodi Nemunaitis-Monroe

Posted in People News on August 19, 2015 by Tanya Schoor.

Kodi Nemunaitis-Monroe, NOAA Sea Grant Weather & Climate Extension Specialist    (OU CIMMS)

Tags: CI-FLOW, CIMMS, coastal, flood, Gab at the Lab, NSSL, People News

Hydrometeorological Testbed 2015

Posted in Research News on July 27, 2015 by Tanya Schoor.

During the week of July 20-24, six forecasters from NWS offices nationwide joined NSSL and CIMMS researchers for the final week of the Hydrometeorological Testbed. This project was supported by JJ Gourley, Steve Martinaitis, Race…

Tags: CIMMS, experimental, flash flood, flood, HMT, HWT, NSSL

NSSL researchers lead project to evaluate experimental flash flood products

Posted in Collaboration, Research News on July 8, 2015 by Susan Cobb.

The 2015 Multi-Radar / Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Hydro Experiment aimed to improve the accuracy, timing, and specificity of flash flood watches and warnings.

Tags: experimental, Featured, FFaIR, FLASH, flash flood, flood, HMT, Hot Items, HWT, hydro, NSSL, NWS, products, Warning Research News, water, WPC

Experimental flash flood forecasting system tested by Texas rain event

Posted in Research News on June 4, 2015 by Susan Cobb.

Recent flooding in Texas and Oklahoma tested NSSL’s experimental Multiple Radar Multiple Sensor (MRMS) Flooded Locations and Simulated Hydrograph (MRMS-FLASH) system.

Tags: Featured, FLASH, flood, flooding, Houston, NSSL, texas

FLOCAST: Flood Observations – Citizens As Scientists using Technology project

Posted in Warning Research News on August 13, 2013 by Susan Cobb.

NSSL, CIMMS and University of Oklahoma researchers have launched a new project to collect public observations of flooding that will help improve flash-flood prediction and warning tools in the US.

Tags: August 2013, flash flood, FLOCAST, flood, Hot Items, mPING

2002 floods in France threaten ancient aqueduct

Posted in Perspectives, Photo of the Month on September 12, 2012 by Susan Cobb.

A catastrophic flood event threatened the ancient Roman aqueduct bridge Pont du Gard in southern France in September 2002. The HyMex Experiment could help local officials in the Mediterranean region improve forecasts and warnings of flash floods. (Credit: Cévennes Vivarais Mediterranean Hydro-meteorological Observatory)

Tags: flood, HyMeX, pont du gard

CI-FLOW total water level system prepared for test by hurricane

Posted in Forecast Research News, Research News on August 24, 2011 by Susan Cobb.
Forecast track for Hurricane Irene

Researchers with the Coastal and Inland Flooding Observation and Warning (CI-FLOW) project are preparing for Hurricane Irene to test their total water level prediction system in North Carolina later this week.

Tags: CI-FLOW, flood, Hot Items, Hurricane Irene, Issue: July/August 2011

Video released on improved flood forecasting with CI-FLOW

Posted in Outreach News on August 4, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

The collaborative Coastal and Inland-Flooding Observation and Warning Project (CI-FLOW) released a new video demonstrating how their prototype total water level simulation system can help improve NWS flood forecasting and save lives of people residing and working in coastal watersheds.

Tags: CI-FLOW, flood, Hot Items, hurricane, Issue: July/August 2010

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