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County emergency staff describe experimental NWS flood-prediction model and plans to layer results on GIS
Summary
Emergency-management staff told the public safety committee about a National Weather Service experimental flood-prediction tool and efforts to integrate rainfall forecasts into the county's GIS mapping to anticipate flooding impacts.
Emergency-management staff told the Bedford County Public Safety Committee that the National Weather Service (NWS) is testing an experimental Flood Prediction Center capability that can provide rainfall predictions and flood guidance to counties on request. Staff said the county is exploring how to integrate those model outputs with the county’s GIS mapping to visualize potential flood impacts.
An emergency-management representative said the NWS tool is currently in…
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