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				<origin>National Weather Service, NOAA</origin>
				<pubdate>09/25/2007</pubdate>
				<title Sync="TRUE">elev_54_7</title>
				<geoform Sync="TRUE">vector digital data</geoform>
				<othercit>National Flood Insurance program, FEMA, Local Community</othercit>
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		<descript>
			<abstract>
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) provides flood forecast information in a variety of formats, including graphical hydrographs and text products. These products relate and refer to the NWS Manual 10-950, Definitions and General Terminology (NWSPD 10-9). Specific terms, referred to as flood categories, are used to describe or categorize the severity of flooding on rivers and streams. The NWS flood categories are flood stage, minor flooding, moderate flooding, major flooding, and the flood of record. Each category has a specific definition based on the severity of potential property damage and threat to the public. The NWS maintains a record, known within the NWS as Form E-19, which includes detailed station and flood history at each flood forecast point. Form E-19 typically contains historic flood peak information, the local gage height associated with each flood category, and text descriptions of the local impacts to property, structures, and roads for each flood category. NWS Form E-19 information is currently stored and provided in a text and graphical format via the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) Web pages. The purpose of this document is to describe recommended methods and minimum standards for use in the production of NWS Flood Severity Inundation Map products and inundation map components that will enhance the ability to graphically depict the information stored in NWS Form E-19.

Inundation maps of the areal extent of NWS flood categories (minor, moderate, major), along with a range of water surface elevations at selected vertical intervals will be developed using the best available topographic and engineering data. The resulting NWS Graphical Flood Severity Inundation Maps will become a part of the suite of new products being distributed by the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) program. 

The topographic and engineering data inventory used to create the Flood Severity Inundation Mapping were developed through interviews with local community officials and data requests to the FEMA Regional Mapping Centers (RMCs). These data have typically been developed by local communities and FEMA as part of Flood Insurance Studies performed for the National Flood Insurance Program.
</abstract>
			<purpose>The stage values for a given flood category are associated with the river stage where significant flood impacts occur. By assigning flood categories based on severity of impending risk, the NWS issues appropriate (minor, moderate, and major) flood warnings to emergency/floodplain managers and the public to help minimize losses and damage during flood events. In addition, graphical depiction of the NWS flood warning categories as a map product can be used to help illustrate the relationships between the NWS flood warning categories and the NFIP 1-percent annual chance flood.</purpose>
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					<caldate>Oct-2007</caldate>
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			</timeinfo>
			<current>publication date</current>
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		<status>
			<progress>In work</progress>
			<update>As needed</update>
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				<themekey>Flood Severity Inundation Mapping</themekey>
				<themekt>REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.</themekt></theme>
			<place>
				<placekey>TX_PPTT2_Buffalo Bayou</placekey>
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		<accconst>None</accconst>
		<useconst>These data were created with the highest consideration of accuracy and data integrity. However, as with all other geospatial datasets, users must take into consideration the consequences of using the data for specific applications, business processes, decisions, and map display. For example, surface conditions may have changed in some areas since the initial data was captured. A full metadata record is provided to help the user understand the date, map scale and accuracy standard applied in the collection and data development process. The data should not be used without full review and comprehension of the metadata. Acknowledgement of the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program is appreciated when using the data set. Data further derived from this data set should be fully documented using the federal metadata standard and listed via the NC Geospatial Data Clearinghouse.</useconst>
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					<cntper>Steven Foster</cntper>
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