[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 7/6/2011 10:45:55 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1043 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2011


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, NATIONAL WEATHER
         SERVICE, WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE, MT. HOLLY/PHILADELPHIA 

         JAMES BREWSTER - SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST, NATIONAL WEATHER
         SERVICE, WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE, BINGHAMTON 

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

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
WILL ADD FOUR NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LIBRARIES TO THE ADVANCED
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS)  WEB PORTAL FOR PORTIONS OF THE
DELAWARE RIVER. THESE INUNDATION MAP LIBRARIES, ALONG WITH THE
EXISTING FIVE DELAWARE INUNDATION LIBRARIES, WILL PROVIDE DATA FOR
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK. EACH INUNDATION LIBRARY WILL
BE ASSOCIATED WITH A UNITED STATES  GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) RIVER
GAGE/NWS FORECAST POINT. THE MAPPING WILL EXTEND BOTH NORTH AND
SOUTH OF EACH GAGE. IN THE EVENT OF A TECHNICAL DELAY IN DEPLOYMENT
OF THESE LIBRARIES, THE RELEASE DATE WILL MOVE TO TUESDAY, JULY 19,
2011.

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

GAGE                             MUNICIPALITIES
               NEW JERSEY         PENNSYLVANIA      NEW YORK

PORT JERVIS    MONTAGUE TWP       MATAMORAS         PORT JERVIS
                                  WESTFALL TWP

MONTAGUE       MONTAGUE TWP       MILFORD BOROUGH
                                  MILFORD TWP
                                  WESTFALL TWP
                                  DINGMAN TWP

BELVIDERE      BELVIDERE          LOWER MT. BETHEL TWP
               WHITE TOWNSHIP     UPPER MT. BETHEL TWP

EASTON         PHILLIPSBURG       WILLIAMS TWP
               LOPATCONG TWP      CITY OF EASTON
               HARMONY TWP        FORKS TWP
                                  LOWER MT. BETHEL TWP

INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH
OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS RIVER 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 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 LOWER CASE LETTERS):

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

A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS AVAILABLE
AT (USE LOWER CASE 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 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

JIM BREWSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
PHONE: 607-770-9531
EMAIL: JAMES.BREWSTER at NOAA.GOV

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