National Weather Service

1. National Weather Service By Curtis B. Barrett Curt.barrett@noaa.gov Technology Transfer Program Manager National Weather Service Silver Spring, MD

2. OPERATIONS CONCEPT

3. OPERATIONS CONCEPT THE RIVER FORECAST CENTER MISSION USERS INFRASTRUCTURE PERSONNEL REQUIREM,ENTS HOURS OF OPERATION HARDWARE SOFTWARE

4. OPERATIONS CONCEPT RIVER FORECAST OPERATIONS FORECAST CENTER PRODUCTS AND DEADLINES DATA FLOW AND COMMUNICATIONS STANDARD OPRATING PROCEDURES EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND BACKUP NON FORECASTING ACTIVITIES TRAINING DATA QUALITY CONTROL AND ARCHIVE FALL OVER PROCEDURES TROUBLE SHOOTING FORECAST VERIFICATION

5. OPERATIONS CONCEPT CONT. APPENDICIES OPREATIONAL CHECKLISTS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FORECAST PRODUCT EXAMPLES

6. AGNES FLOOD FORECAST PRODUCT FLOOD BULLETIN RECORD STAGES HAVE OCCURRED OR ARE FORECAST FOR SUSQUEHANA RIVER FROM THE NEW YORK BORDER SOUTHWARD. NEW RECORD STAGES ON THE WEST BRANCH BELOW RENOVO ARE RESULTING FROM THE RECORD RAINS OF THE LAST 48 HOURS. ON THE NORTH BRANCH AT TOWANDA AND WILKES BARRE CREST STAGES WILL EXCEED ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS BY 6 TO 8 FEET. AT 5:30 AM THE STAGE AT HARRISBURG WAS 29.23 FEET AND RISING. THIS IS EQUAL TO THE CREST STAGE OF THE HISTORIC 1936 FLOOD. HARRISBURG IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 32 FEET LATER TODAY. 7 AM STAGE AT HARRISBURG WAS 29.85 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. THE RIVER FORECAST CENTER HAS LOST POWER AND IS TRANSFERRING TO STATE CIVIL DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS IN THE CAPITOL. RIVER BULLETIN 11:30 PM EDT FRIDAY JUNE 23, 1972 STATION FLOOD STAGE CREST FORECAST DAY TIME MAPLETOWN 20 FEET 28 FEET 6/23 1 AM LEWISTOWN 23 FEET 34 FEET 6/23 1 AM WATSONTOWN 17 FEET 33 FEET 6/23 9 PM Total Zoom