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Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System Elements
Forecast Wind Fields
Forecast major river discharge
Forecast inundation
Visualize inundation
NWS WFO
NWS officesWeatherFlow
Middle Atlantic River Forecast
Center
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Transmit forecast
Transmit forecast
Retrieve wind field and river discharge forecasts
Transmit inundation forecast
Retrieve inundation forecast
Transmit visualized inundation forecast
Retrieve visualized inundation forecast
Validate InundationUSGS
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Sewells Pt (Norfolk) Storm Tide – NOS CO-OPS Data Nov 10-13, 2009
Watch Issued
Warning Issued Minor
ModerateMajor
Tue Wed Thu Fri
VIMS ELCIRC RAMS (GFS) NAM WRF (NAM)
Nor’easter – Norfolk VA Should I Have Moved My Car?
6.0 ft6.5 ft
5.9 ft; BP
4.3 ft
5.6 ft6.0 ft
6.4 ft 6.3 ft; BP
ND
For further information contactIn MD-DE-DC area: Michael Koterba, Hydrologist, U. S. Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive. Baltimore, MD. 21228 [email protected] T: (443) 498-5540
In VA area: Shaun Wicklein, Supervisory Hydrologist, U. S. Geological Survey, 1730 E. Parham Road, Richmond, VA [email protected] T: (804) 399-9929
USGS Flood Sensor Deployments for Nor’easter Nov 11-13, 2009
Legend:
2.0 ft Maximum water elevation, feet (NAVD88)BP Barometric pressure sensorND No data
9 gages installed over land areas to measure inundation
First Site
InundationNor’easter
RAMS GFSNAMWRF NAM