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Flood Forecast Mapping
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Interactive Flood Maps
Flood Map Animations
Hurricane Floyd Impacts
Inland Flooding
Mapping Techniques
FAQ
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Flood Forecast Mapping, Tar River Basin, North Carolina Illustrating Flood Forecast Map Products Using Historical Data from Hurricane Floyd

This site shows examples of future National Weather Service forecast products that will enable communities to better prepare for potential flood conditions. This project uses existing data as a model to illustrate the concept of mapping gage and water surface time-series data in an interactive GIS environment over the Internet.

Understanding the past is one of the primary ways people can prepare for the future. It is for this reason that this site contains historical flood information. The primary focus is on Hurricane Floyd (1999), one of the most devastating flood events recorded in North Carolina history.

Other Site Features

Operational Flood Inundation Maps

Visit the Southeast River Forecast Center to view flood inundation maps, produced for potential or actual flood events, for the Tar River Basin, North Carolina.

Choose a location below.
  • Flood Inundation Mapping – interactive format allows users to view and identify data from hurricane Floyd
  • Flood Map Animations – animations showing flood inundation for Greenville, Rocky Mount, and Tarboro, North Carolina
  • Impacts from Hurricane Floyd – details on hurricane Floyd's impacts
  • Mapping Techniques – description of the process of creating flood forecast maps
  • Inland Flooding – issues associated with inland flooding
  • FAQ – answers to questions on flood data, mapping techniques, etc.

Partnership

Development of flood forecast map products is being made possible by a cooperative agreement and collaborative effort between the North Carolina Flood Plain Mapping Program, the National Weather Service, and the NOAA Coastal Services Center.

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