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Flash Floods
Floods - FEMA
Introduction to floods and flash floods. Includes suggestions
for preparing for a flood and facts on devasting floods in the
past.
"Flash
Floods and Floods...the Awesome Power!" - National Weather
Service - NOAA
This site explains how flash floods occur, presents information
on devastating flash floods in the US, defines the different types
of floods, and reviews steps to take to protect oneself from flood
damages.
"Flash
Flood Warnings - United States" - NOAA
Current listings of floods in the United States.
Floods - NOAA
List of links that cover floods, flood guidnace, and flood terminology.
The Big Thompson Canyon Flood
What
We Have Learned Since the Big Thompson Flood, UCAR
The
Big Thompson Canyon Flood, Weather.com
Colorado
Remembers Big Thompson Canyon Flash Flood of 1976- NOAA
News article about flash flood.
Fort Collins Flood
"The
Rain that Caused the Flood" - Colorado State University
Online article is an excerpt from an analysis of the rainfall
that fell and caused the Fort Collins flood in 1997. Includes
color rainfall maps.
"An
Analysis of Rainfall for the July 28, 1997 Flood in Fort Collins,
Colorado" - Colorado Climate Center
Reviews details of the Fort Collins flood, specifically the rainfall
that caused the flood.
Safety Tips for Floods
Floods - FEMA
Fact sheet reviews steps to take to prepare for floods, steps
to take during a flood, and how to behave after a flood.
"Thunderstorm
and Camping Safety Tips" - National Severe Storm Laboratory
- NOAA
Includes tips on protecting yourself from flash floods associated
with thunderstorms while in the outdoors hiking or camping.
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