Case Study of Torrential Rain and Flood in the Merrimack River Valley in May 2006 Jian-Hua Qian University of Massachusetts Lowell Acknowledgement: Alex Brown, Joel Dupont, Lance Frank, Chris Hampton, Bill Leatham, Kurtis Malone, Todd Miller, Shawn Moynihan, Chris Roller, Zongyao Yang
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Case Study of Torrential Rain and Flood in the Merrimack River Valley in May
2006
Case Study of Torrential Rain and Flood in the Merrimack River Valley in May
2006Jian-Hua Qian
University of Massachusetts LowellJian-Hua Qian
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Acknowledgement: Alex Brown, Joel Dupont, Lance Frank, Chris Hampton, Bill Leatham, Kurtis Malone, Todd Miller, Shawn Moynihan, Chris Roller, Zongyao Yang
The Results of Expanding the Domain in a WRF Model Run
April 25, 2013
The 2006 Flood of the Merrimack River in Lowell
Like most river valleys, the Merrimack River valley prone to minor flooding.
However, on May 15, 2006 heavy rainfall caused extreme flooding the Merrimack River raising the river more than 8 feet above flood stage in Lowell, MA.
This extreme event caused severe property damage, forced evacuations and in nearby Haverhill, MA their main sewage pipeline broke causing 35 millions gallons of raw sewage per day to be dumped into the Merrimack
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Terrain of Northeast US
Observed Rain
UMass Lowell at the north end of the University Ave Bridge over the Merrimack River
View of Merrimack River from the University Ave Bridge in Lowell MA in May 2013