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Flash Flood Case Studies
Introduction
Objectives and Prerequisites
The Flash Flood Cases
30-31 Aug 2003 Jacob Creek, Kansas
0200 UTC Very Moist, Strong Frontogenesis
0130 UTC Low Echo Centroid (LEC)
Sounding and Radar Cross Section
Z-R Comparison
3-h Rainfall
Jacob Creek Basin
FFMP Summary Image
Summary
16-17 Sep 2004 Peeks Creek, North Carolina
0400 UTC Basin Rainfall
Radar Beam Blockage
Multi-sensor Rainfall
Summary
31 Jul 2006, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
FFMP Precip Rate and Topography
Basin Rainfall
Adjusted FFG
Sabino Canyon, Arizona
Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
25 Dec 2003 San Bernardino County, California
Recent Burn Areas
Radar 2130 UTC
Radar Coverage
Rainfall Thresholds
Lessons and Research
30 Aug 2004 Urban Flooding, Richmond, Virginia
30 August 2004, 2145 UTC Rainfall from Hurricane Gaston
Flash Flood Guidance
FFG Exceedance
Inundation
During the Flood
Summary
19-20 Aug 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada
20 Aug 0015 UTC Rainfall and Basins
Rainfall versus FFG
9 Oct 2005 Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Radar Sampling
Surface Pattern
Soundings 0000 UTC
Rainfall
6-hour Basin Accumulation
Structural Failure on Warren Brook
Flood/Flash Flood?
Conclusion
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