Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System Elements Forecas t Wind Fields Forecast major river discharge Forecast inundati on Visualiz e inundati on NWS WFO NWS offices WeatherFlow Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center VIMS UMCES Noblis Guidance to brief Emergency Management Data Management System – NOAA CBO 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 Inundati on USGS Economic Evaluation - UMCES
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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
VIMSUMCES
Noblis
Guidance to brief Emergency
Management
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anag
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OAA
CBO
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