Water is necessary for sustaining life. Too much or too little water can have tremendous consequences. Thus, water information is critical for the health and safety of all citizens and the economic well being of our nation. As the nation grows, more segments of society become vulnerable to flooding. The National Weather Service is working to expand and improve hydrologic forecast and warning information in order to meet these growing demands.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Integrated Water Resources Science and Service Reports
• Final Russian River Basin Partner Report, January 2016
• Flash Flood Services for the Future: Flash Flood Summit and Focus Groups Report, May 2015
• Final Ohio Stakeholder Report, May 2015
• Russian River Basin Partner Report April 2, 2014
• Final Mid-Atlantic Stakeholder Report, March 2014
• Hudson River Basin Stakeholder Report June 27, 2013
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission Stakeholder Report February 28, 2013
• Potomac River Basin Stakeholder Report, February 6, 2013
• Delaware River Basin Commission Stakeholder Report December 13, 2012
• Customer Satisfaction Survey for the NWS Hydrologic Services Program:
  • 2013 with Optional Section on Hydrologic Services
  • 2011 with Optional Section on Hydrologic Services
  • 2004, 2006, 2008
• Aptima Report on Improving the Display of River and Flash Flood Predictions
• David Ford Report on Evaluation of NWS Flood Severity Categories and Use of Gage Station Flood History Information
• CFI Group Report on Probability Focus Groups

More Information

• Hydrologic Services Meet at the Summit in Vail, CO:  May 2009
• FEMA Flood Conference: April 2009
• Genesis and Evolution of NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping Services, Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference, May 2008
• FEMA Flood Conference: Future Flood Forecast and Warnings: Education Outreach: May 9, 2008
• Floods Cost Lives and Billions of Dollars
• USA Today Weather Chat
• NOAA/USGS Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• More Information Flowing on Freshwater Floods Caused by Hurricanes
  Over half the fatalities associated with hurricanes have been related to inland flooding during the past 30 years. One of the NWS’ major outreach campaigns is designed to raise the awareness of this danger.
• Use and Benefits of the National Weather Service River and Flood Forecasts