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Floods, and flash floods in particular, are the leading weather
killer in the United States, accounting for an average of
90 deaths annually. Flood related damage is also the source
of the largest annual property losses among significant weather
disasters. To address this problem and provide an enhanced
level of flood and flash flood forecast service, the National
Weather Service's Office of Hydrologic Development has developed
a hydrologic forecast system designed for implementation at
NWS Weather Forecast Offices. This system, referred to as
the WFO Hydrologic Forecast System (WHFS) is a collection
of applications that support the hydrology program at a Weather
Forecast Office. It includes applications for data management,
data display, hydrometeorologic modeling, and product management
functions. The WHFS is currently deployed at all NWS field
offices as part of AWIPS.
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