Floods

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 1 December 2001

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Citation

(2001), "Floods", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 10 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2001.07310eag.006

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited


Floods

Floods

National Hydrological Assessmenthttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/nho/index.shtml

With the hounds of spring on winter's traces, many of us would like to know if it is going to flood. This National Hydrological Assessment Web page, provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Hydrology (OH) Hydrologic Information Center (HIC), serves up a regularly updated map showing flood potential across the nation along with explanatory text. The information does not provide specific forecasts of flood location and severity, but it does identify areas that warrant careful monitoring. The site also provides access to more detailed information on local conditions provided by NWS field offices.

National Flood Insurance Programhttp://www.fema.gov/msc www.fema.gov/msc

People concerned about getting their feet wet can now order National Flood Insurance Program mapping products online through FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Map Service Center (MSC) Flood Map Store. Products available include flood maps issued by the NFIP, NFIP manuals, Flood Insurance Studies, community status books, Letters of Map Change (LOMCs), the Flood Map Status Information System (FMSIS), digital flood data, and coastal barrier resource area data. Customers can use a catalogue, map search, or quick order facility to order products. This new MSC site is just one of a suite of online services being implemented to expedite the dissemination of FEMA's flood map and insurance products. The MSC Flood Map Store is now open for business customers only. Individuals wishing to purchase products for personal use and customers exempt from fees, should call MSC customer service at (800) 358-9616. Customers exempt from fees will be able to place order online later this summer.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)http://www.lema.gov/mit/tsd/WN_main.htm

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Hazard Mapping "What's new" page describes several new features that the FEMA mapping folks have added to their Web site. In particular, the site offers numerous new online tutorials and e-mail lists to which interested persons can subscribe. The lists include a general newsletter for updates on flood mapping activities, a coastal hazard mailing list, and several other e-mail missives regarding mapping programs and technologies.

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