OHD/HL - Surveys/Flood96: TOC

NORTHEAST FLOODS OF JANUARY 1996





TABLE OF CONTENTS





PREFACE



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY



CHAPTER 1.  HYDROMETEOROLOGY OF THE FLOOD EVENT

            AND HYDROLOGIC MODEL PERFORMANCE



    1.1     INTRODUCTION



    1.2     ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS

    1.3     THE FLOOD EVENT

            1.3.1  METEOROLOGY

            1.3.2  HYDROLOGY

    1.4     HYDROLOGIC MODEL PERFORMANCE



CHAPTER 2.  FORECAST AND WARNING SERVICES



    2.1     INTRODUCTION,

    2.2     INDIVIDUAL OFFICE PERFORMANCE

            2.2.1   NWSFO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, D.C.

            2.2.2   NWSO STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA

            2.2.3   NWSO BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK

            2.2.4   NWSFO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

            2.2.5   NWSFO PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

            2.2.6   NWSFO CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA

            2.2.7   NWSO WILMINGTON, OHIO

    2.3    COORDINATION AND DISSEMINATION



CHAPTER 3. DATA ACQUISITION, EQUIPMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS



    3.1    INTRODUCTION

    3.2    DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR (WSR-88D)

    3.3    RIVER AND RAIN GAGE NETWORKS

           3.3.1    SOME SPECIFIC PROBLEMS WITH GAGES (ALL TYPES)

    3.4    COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND SKYWARN

    3.5    COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

           3.5.1    AUTOMATION OF FIELD OPERATIONS AND SERVICES  (AFOS)

           3.5.2    NOAA WEATHER RADIO (NWR)

           3.5.3    TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

           3.5.4    NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM (NAWAS) AND STATEWIDE

                    COMMUNICATIONS



CHAPTER 4. PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES



    4.1    INTRODUCTION

    4.2    OFFICE PREPAREDNESS

    4.3    SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION



CHAPTER 5. USER/MEDIA RESPONSE



    5.1    INTRODUCTION

    5.2    PUBLIC AWARENESS

    5.3    MEDIA INTERACTION



CHAPTER 6. ALL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS



APPENDIX A.  TEAM MEMBERS, ITINERARY, AND CONTACTS

APPENDIX B.  FLOOD DEATHS

APPENDIX C.  ACRONYMS LIST