National Weather Service Recent Advances in Hydrologic Services 6 June 2006 Tom Donaldson WFO...

National Weather Service

Recent Advances in Recent Advances in Hydrologic ServicesHydrologic Services

6 June 20066 June 2006

Tom DonaldsonTom DonaldsonWFO Services Program LeaderWFO Services Program Leader

Hydrologic Services DivisionHydrologic Services DivisionOffice of Climate, Water and Weather ServicesOffice of Climate, Water and Weather Services


Today’s TopicsToday’s Topics

Hydro-VTEC updateHydro-VTEC update

AHPS statusAHPS status

Water Resources initiativeWater Resources initiative


Hydro-VTEC updateHydro-VTEC update

HistoryHistory

ScheduleSchedule

Current ActivitiesCurrent Activities


AHPS statusAHPS status


Hurricane FloydHurricane FloydSeptember 1999September 1999

AHPS Flood Forecast Inundation AHPS Flood Forecast Inundation GraphicsGraphics

Partnership between NOAA, State of NC Floodplain Partnership between NOAA, State of NC Floodplain Mapping Program Office, USGS, and FEMAMapping Program Office, USGS, and FEMA


AHPS Flood Forecast Inundation GraphicsAHPS Flood Forecast Inundation Graphics

NOAA’s Water Resources InitiativeNOAA’s Water Resources InitiativeWater Forecasts: Where you are and when you need them Water Forecasts: Where you are and when you need them

Working Together:Working Together:

NOAA, USGS, other Federal Agencies, NOAA, USGS, other Federal Agencies, State Agencies, Local Agencies, Private State Agencies, Local Agencies, Private Sector, AcademiaSector, Academia

• SnowpackSnowpack

• PrecipitationPrecipitation

• Soil moistureSoil moisture

• River flowRiver flow

• Ground waterGround water

Rio GrandeRio GrandeDevelopedDevelopedShrubs/GrassShrubs/GrassAgricultureAgricultureWetlandsWetlandsForecast BasinForecast BasinForecast PointForecast PointUrban AreaUrban Area

Lewistown, PA

1972 flood

1996 flood

1984 flood

1999 flood

WaterWater Predictions PredictionsforforLifeLife DecisionsDecisions

Flood warnings forFlood warnings for local communitieslocal communities

Critical information for Critical information for neighborhoods neighborhoods and watershedsand watersheds

Water volume and soil Water volume and soil condition forecastscondition forecasts


Survey SaysSurvey Says

Second bi-annual surveySecond bi-annual survey

When: Mid-August thru Mid-When: Mid-August thru Mid-September 2006September 2006

Where: On main NWS web page, Where: On main NWS web page, weather permitting, and/or on weather permitting, and/or on AHPS main web pageAHPS main web page


Things to rememberThings to remember

Hydro-VTEC is coming to a local Hydro-VTEC is coming to a local WFO near youWFO near you

AHPS has come a long way, has a AHPS has come a long way, has a way to goway to go

Water Resources initiative will Water Resources initiative will become a reality with fundingbecome a reality with funding

Take the survey this summerTake the survey this summer

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