[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 8/24/2010 9:20:39 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
920 AM EDT TUE AUG 24 2010


TO:      SUBSCRIBERS - FAMILY OF SERVICES AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE      
         SERVICE AND OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PARTNERS, USERS  
         AND EMPLOYEES 

FROM:    RAY KRUZDLO - SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

SUBJECT: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR FIVE LOCATIONS ON THE         
         DELAWARE RIVER

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010, THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE (NWS) WILL ADD NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED 
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) WEB PORTAL FOR PORTIONS OF THE 
LOWER DELAWARE RIVER. THESE INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE THE FIRST MAPS 
IMPLEMENTED IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND PROVIDE DATA FOR BOTH 
PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. EACH INUNDATION MAP WILL BE ASSOCIATED 
WITH A RIVER GAGE/FORECAST POINT. THE MAPPING WILL EXTEND BOTH NORTH 
AND SOUTH OF EACH GAGE.

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING 
GAGES/FORECAST POINTS. THE MAPPING COVERS PORTIONS OF 25 
MUNICIPALITIES.


GAGE          NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES   PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPALITIES

TRENTON       TRENTON, EWING              MORRISVILLE, LOWER 
                                          MAKEFIELD, YARDLEY

NEW HOPE      EWING, HOPEWELL, WEST       UPPER MAKEFIELD, NEW HOPE, 
              AMWELL, LAMBERTVILLE,       SOLEBURY
              DELAWARE                      

STOCKTON      STOCKTON, DELAWARE,         SOLEBURY, PLUMSTEAD
              KINGWOOD  

FRENCHTOWN    FRENCHTOWN, ALEXANDRIA,     TINICUM, BRIDGETON 
              MILFORD

REIGELSVILLE  HOLLAND, POHATCONG          DURHAM, REIGELSVILLE,
                                          WILLIAMS

INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH 
OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS FORECAST POINTS. USERS 
WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR VARIOUS LEVELS 
RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH AND/OR ABOVE THE LARGEST 
OBSERVED FLOOD. 

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS, COMBINED WITH RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS 
FORECASTS, ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION OF FLOOD RISK, PROVIDE USERS 
WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF 
FLOODING, AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND THE ASSOCIATED GEOSPATIAL DATA
(SHAPEFILES) CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE AHPS PORTAL (USE LOWERCASE 
LETTERS):

HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS

A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT (USE 
LOWERCASE LETTERS):

HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHP

A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS
AVAILABLE AT (USE LOWERCASE LETTERS):

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_MAPPING_USER_
       GUIDE.PDF

THESE INUNDATION MAPS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE
THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL AND NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) GRANT SUPPORT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION AND NOAA-NWS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT:

RAY KRUZDLO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
PHONE: 609-261-6615
EMAIL: RAYMOND.KRUZDLO at NOAA.GOV

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