To find ways to better protect people from flash floods, researchers are spending this summer evaluating methods of observing rain and flash floods.
Equipment deployed to study the impact of burn scars, flash flooding
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Experimental tool helps improve flash flood forecasts in the Northeast U.S.
Floods and flash floods kill more people each year than any other severe weather hazard. And a few extra minutes of notice can make a big difference — reducing deaths and economic loss. This is…
New research improves water hazard forecasting
A new program supported by NSSL is testing the use of stream radar to improve flood forecasting. Learn more.
Experimental flash flood forecasting system tested by Texas rain event
Recent flooding in Texas and Oklahoma tested NSSL’s experimental Multiple Radar Multiple Sensor (MRMS) Flooded Locations and Simulated Hydrograph (MRMS-FLASH) system.