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Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System Elements. Forecast Wind Fields. Economic Evaluation - UMCES. Data Management System – NOAA CBO. NWS offices WeatherFlow. Transmit forecast. Forecast major river discharge. Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Transmit forecast.
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SewellsPt (Norfolk) Storm Tide – NOS CO-OPS Data Nov 10-13, 2009 Tue Wed Thu Fri Watch Issued Warning Issued Major Moderate Minor
Nor’easter – Norfolk VA Should I Have Moved My Car? VIMS ELCIRC RAMS (GFS) NAM WRF (NAM)
USGS Flood Sensor Deployments for Nor’easter Nov 11-13, 2009 4.3 ft 9 gages installed over land areas to measure inundation 5.9 ft; BP 5.6 ft Legend: 2.0 ft Maximum water elevation, feet (NAVD88) BP Barometric pressure sensor ND No data 6.0 ft 6.3 ft; BP 6.4 ft ND 6.0 ft 6.5 ft 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 First Site
Inundation Nor’easter RAMS GFS NAM WRF NAM