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Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System Elements Forecast Wind Fields Forecast major river discharge Forecast inundation Visualize inundation NWS WFO NWS.

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1 Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System Elements Forecast Wind Fields Forecast major river discharge Forecast inundation Visualize inundation NWS WFO NWS offices WeatherFlow Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center VIMS UMCES Noblis Guidance to brief Emergency Management Data Management System – NOAA CBO Transmit forecast Retrieve wind field and river discharge forecasts Transmit inundation forecast Retrieve inundation forecast Transmit visualized inundation forecast Retrieve visualized inundation forecast Validate Inundation USGS Economic Evaluation - UMCES

2 Sewells Pt (Norfolk) Storm Tide – NOS CO-OPS Data Nov 10-13, 2009 Watch Issued Warning Issued Minor Moderate Major TueWedThuFri

3 VIMS ELCIRC RAMS (GFS) NAM WRF (NAM) Nor’easter – Norfolk VA Should I Have Moved My Car? Nor’easter – Norfolk VA Should I Have Moved My Car?

4 6.0 ft 6.5 ft 5.9 ft; BP 4.3 ft 5.6 ft 6.0 ft 6.4 ft 6.3 ft; BP ND For further information contact In MD-DE-DC area: Michael Koterba, Hydrologist, U. S. Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive. Baltimore, MD. 21228 mkoterba@usgs.gov T: (443) 498-5540 In VA area: Shaun Wicklein, Supervisory Hydrologist, U. S. Geological Survey, 1730 E. Parham Road, Richmond, VA smwickle@usgs.gov T: (804) 399-9929 USGS Flood Sensor Deployments for Nor’easter Nov 11-13, 2009 Legend: 2.0 ft Maximum water elevation, feet (NAVD88) BP Barometric pressure sensor ND No data 9 gages installed over land areas to measure inundation First Site

5 Inundation Nor’easter RAMS GFS NAM WRF NAM


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