Flash Flood Case Studies

Introduction

Objectives and Prerequisites


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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

Next Steps

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