Anticipating ‘The Big One’: Developing decision support with emergency managers to mitigate flood impacts

Jacob Asherman, Brad Bates, Whitney Flynn, Michael Erickson and Alex Lamers
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Jacob Asherman: National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, USA
Brad Bates: Lynker, USA
Whitney Flynn: Federal Emergency Management Agency, USA
Michael Erickson: Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder and National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
Alex Lamers: Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2022, vol. 16, issue 2, 150-162

Abstract: Flooding from excessive rainfall remains a major weather hazard with respect to lives and property. The US National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center and National Water Center work continuously and collaboratively to produce accurate and timely forecasts of potential flooding disasters for the public. This paper explores their ongoing efforts to mitigate flood impacts with enhanced impact-based decision support services, via the Excessive Rainfall Outlook (ERO) and Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) services. Future directions for precipitation and flood inundation forecasting are also discussed. Through the ERO and FIM services, the National Weather Service hopes to strengthen collaboration with partners in the weather industry, emergency management and water resources management to develop weather, water and climate readiness in communities around the nation.

Keywords: flood; inundation; impact; precipitation; excessive rainfall; flash-flooding; mitigation; emergency management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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