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Hydrologic VTEC News and Updates


This Webpage provides updates on the status of VTEC in the following hydrologic products.

 

  • Flood Warning for Forecast Points (FLW)
  • Flood Statement – Follow-up to Flood Warning for Forecast Points (FLS)
  • Flash Flood Warning (FFW)
  • Flash Flood Statement (FFS)
  • Flood Warning (FLW)
  • Flood Statement – Follow-up to Flood Warning (FLS)
  • Flood Advisories and Associated Follow-ups (FLS)

 

Resources:

  • pdf  Flash Flood Warning
  • pdf  Transition from Flash Flood Warning to Flood Warning
  • pdf  Combined Defined Area/‌Point-Based Flood Warning
  • pdf Point-Based Flood Advisory
  • pdf Upgrade Point-Based Flood Advisory to Point-Based Flood Warning
Examples of possible future products that could be issued if all event-based flood were issued under the FLW identifier.

This file provides the location information needed to associate the NWSLI provided in hydrologic VTEC to a specific geographic location.

 

User training on VTEC in the NWS Flood Products for Forecast Points. This PowerPoint presentation describes how VTEC and new formats will be implemented in the following hydrologic products:

  • Flood Warning for Forecast Points (FLW)
  • Flood Statement – Follow-up to Flood Warning for Forecast Points (FLS)
  • Flood Watch for Forecast Points (FFA)
  • Flood Advisory for Forecast Points (FLS)

 

NWS Office-Specific Materials