Northeast Floods of January 1996 Disaster Survey Report Table of Contents

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1. HYDROMETEOROLOGY OF THE FLOOD EVENT AND HYDROLOGIC MODEL PERFORMANCE

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS

1.3 THE FLOOD EVENT

1.3.1 METEOROLOGY

1.3.2 HYDROLOGY

1.4 HYDROLOGIC MODEL PERFORMANCE

CHAPTER 2. FORECAST AND WARNING SERVICES

2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.2 INDIVIDUAL OFFICE PERFORMANCE

2.2.1 NWSFO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, D.C.

2.2.2 NWSO STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA

2.2.3 NWSO BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK

2.2.4 NWSFO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

2.2.5 NWSFO PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

2.2.6 NWSFO CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA

2.2.7 NWSO WILMINGTON, OHIO

2.3 COORDINATION AND DISSEMINATION

CHAPTER 3. DATA ACQUISITION, EQUIPMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS

3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR (WSR-88D)

3.3 RIVER AND RAIN GAGE NETWORKS

3.3.1 SOME SPECIFIC PROBLEMS WITH GAGES (ALL TYPES)

3.4 COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND SKYWARN

3.5 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

3.5.1 AUTOMATION OF FIELD OPERATIONS AND SERVICES (AFOS)

3.5.2 NOAA WEATHER RADIO (NWR)

3.5.3 TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

3.5.4 NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM (NAWAS) AND STATEWIDE WARNING COMMUNICATIONS

CHAPTER 4. PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 OFFICE PREPAREDNESS

4.3 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

CHAPTER 5. USER/MEDIA RESPONSE

5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 PUBLIC AWARENESS

5.3 MEDIA INTERACTION

CHAPTER 6. ALL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDICES:

APPENDIX A. TEAM MEMBERS, ITINERARY, AND CONTACTS

APPENDIX B. FLOOD DEATHS

APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS LIST

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