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METEOALARM Flood Forecasts and Warnings System in Austria

METEOALARM provides flood warnings for Carinthia in Austria to prevent local floodings. The system aims to avoid damages through user reactions and improve emergency responses. It uses meteorological thresholds and Europe-wide criteria to predict impacts and advise on behavior.

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METEOALARM Flood Forecasts and Warnings System in Austria

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  1. EMMA / METEOALARM Multiservice Meteorological Awareness System Michael Staudinger

  2. Disaster Cycle Warnings Evacuations

  3. 1.1 Flood forecasts Austria Rain and/or floods Flood warning for Carinthia: local floodings expected from the afternoon onwards << link Meteo Flood information: << link Hydro

  4. Tourism - numbers

  5. Tourism - numbers

  6. Tourism - numbers

  7. Experiences from real cases • Aim of warnings: avoid damage >> need of user reactions • High % of people are often not reached (technically & by heart) • Relationship: Warnings - Damages/Impact • Keep highest level very different – really exceptional • Use the chances of „multihazard warning systems“

  8. From meteorology to warnings • Relationship between: • meteorological thresholds (valid locally) • Europe wide valid criteria (meteorologically) • extent of typical damage • advice for behaviour (sociocultural and administrative realities)

  9. Austrian weather warnings till 2006

  10. METEOALARM warning scheduleRedagno 2006

  11. METEOALARM warning scheduleRedagno 2006

  12. 1.1 Decision team for „red“ (flood) • Senior forecaster (teamleader) • Hydrologist • Board of institution • Expert on climate conditions • Media expert • Civil protection

  13. METEOALARM operational maps for today + tomorrow

  14. METEOALARM operational maps for today + tomorrow

  15. METEOALARM operational maps for today + tomorrow

  16. 3rd level information

  17. Access to the METEOALARM Website Hits up to 12 Mio/day

  18. Homogenisation of forecasting work forecasters discussion forum

  19. Statistics August 2007 – April 2008

  20. Statistics August 2007 – Oktober 2008

  21. Rain and/or floods Flood warning Carinthia: local flooding possible

  22. Future activities: Link WMO - METEOALARM

  23. Proposed and viable future activities: • Structured integration of new partners (WMO RA VI) • Connect with users / industry: RSS (CAP), user feedback • Further awareness types: coastal sea effects, floods . . . • Cooperation & other programs (SWIC, BOSS4GMES, EFAS, EFFIS,) • Cooperation with ECMWF on IDI (Impact Damage Index) • For internal user group (MIC, CPA . . .): 5 days forecasts

  24. XML content at present

  25. CAP DWD warnings

  26. Many Thanks for your attention!

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