Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1000 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015

TO: SUBSCRIBERS - FAMILY OF SERVICES AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE AND

OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM: RAY KRUZDLO - SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE, MT. HOLLY/PHILADELPHIA

NANCY FURBUSH - SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE, UPTON/NEW YORK CITY

SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL PASSAIC BASIN FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IMPLEMENTED NINE ADDITIONAL FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LIBRARIES ACROSS THE PASSAIC BASIN. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE SIX LIBRARIES ALREADY IN PLACE ON THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) WEB PORTAL. IN ALL, 26 FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LIBRARIES NOW EXIST ACROSS NEW JERSEY’S RIVER BASINS. EACH OF THEM CAN BE VIEWED ON AHPS.

INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF BOTH NWS RIVER FORECAST AND NON-FORECAST POINTS. USERS ARE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR VARIOUS LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH AND/OR ABOVE THE LARGEST OBSERVED FLOOD.

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING GAGES AND MUNICIPALITIES.

GAGE	MUNICIPALITIES
SADDLE RIVER AT RIDGEWOOD	HO-HO-KUS, RIDGEWOOD, PARAMUS
HACKENSACK RIVER AT RIVERVALE	RIVERVALE TOWNSHIP, OLD TAPPEN, HARRINGTON PARK
PECKMAN RIVER AT VERONA	WOODLAND PARK, LITTLE FALLS, CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP, VERONA TOWNSHIP
HACKENSACK RIVER AT NEW MILFORD	ORADELL, NEW MILFORD, RIVER EDGE
WANAQUE RIVER AT WANAQUE	WANAQUE, HASKELL, POMPTON LAKES, RIVERDALE
RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH	MAHWAH TOWNSHIP, OAKLAND
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINEBROOK	PINE BROOK, MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, TWO BRIDGES, FAIRFIELD, WAYNE
HO-HO-KUS BROOK AT HO-HO-KUS	WALDWICK, RIDGEWOOD, HO-HO-KUS
PEQUANOCK RIVER AT MACOPIN	KINNELON, BUTLER, BLOOMINGDALE

EACH INUNDATION LIBRARY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) RIVER GAGE AND/OR NWS FORECAST POINT.

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS, COMBINED WITH RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS FORECASTS, ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION OF FLOOD RISK, PROVIDE USERS WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING, AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND ASSOCIATED GEOSPATIAL DATA (SHAPEFILES) CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE AHPS PORTAL (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS):

https;//water.weather.gov/ahps

A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS):

https://water.weather.gov/ahps/inundation.php

A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS):

https://water.weather.gov/ahps/inundation_mapping_user_guide.pdf

THESE NEW INUNDATION MAPS WERE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THE NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DISTRICTS OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE NEW JERSEY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, AND MADE ONLINE IN COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION II.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT:

RAY KRUZDLO

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT. HOLLY/PHILADELPHIA

SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

PHONE: 609-261-6615 ext 234

EMAIL: RAYMOND.KRUZDLO@NOAA.GOV

NANCY FURBUSH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON/NEW YORK CITY

SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

PHONE: 631-205-6111 ext 234

EMAIL: NANCY.FURBUSH@NOAA.GOV

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