Expires:No;;774182 NOUS44 KLZK 281903 PNSLZK ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-290300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 200 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024 ...Today's Topic for Flood Safety Awareness Week is National Weather Service Water Resources... The National Weather Service, in cooperation with the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, has proclaimed the week of March 25th through 29th as Flood Safety Awareness Week in Arkansas. Each day during the week will feature information about a different flood related topic. ...National Weather Service Water Resources... The NWS homepage (www.weather.gov) provides up to date weather and water advisory, watch, and warning information for the U.S. and its territories. However the NWS provides many additional resources to help emergency managers, public officials, and private citizens make water decisions. Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) --------------------------------------------- AHPS provides a suite of river and flood forecasts and water information to protect life and property and help ensure the nation's economic well being. water.weather.gov/ahps/ National Water Center (NWC) ------------------------------------------------------- The NWC’s mission is to promote collaboration across the scientific community, serving as both a catalyst to accelerate the transition of research into operations and a center of excellence for water resources, state-of-the-science information, and prediction services. These services inform essential emergency management and water resources decisions across all time scales, including drought, low-flow risks, and information needs for routine and long-range water management and planning. https://water.noaa.gov/about/nwc Weather Prediction Center (WPC) Precipitation Forecasts ------------------------------------------------------- WPC provides precipitation forecasts for the entire U.S. and issues excessive rainfall forecasts, short range discussions on heavy rainfall events, and snowfall and freezing rain probabilities. www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov NWS River Forecast Centers (RFCs) --------------------------------- The NWS has a network of thirteen River Forecast Centers (RFC) across the United States. These RFCs collect, process, and provide water resource and river forecasts and information for major river basins. water.weather.gov/ahps/rfc/rfc.php There are two RFCs that service Arkansas. These are the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center and the Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center. LMRFC covers the Lower Mississippi, White, Black, and Ouachita River Basins. www.weather.gov/lmrfc/ ABRFC covers the lower Arkansas River and its tributaries. www.weather.gov/abrfc/ Flood Inundation Mapping ------------------------ The longstanding demand for event driven flood inundation mapping (FIM) has increased dramatically in recent years as a high value source of actionable information for emergency and water resource managers to prepare, mitigate, and respond to flood impacts. In response, the National Water Center (NWC) of the National Weather Service (NWS), in coordination with NWS River Forecast Centers (RFC) and Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) along with Federal and other partners, has developed and demonstrated high resolution inundation modeling capabilities providing geo-referenced visualizations of forecast flooding extent at the continental scale. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c7ae8422207241b5873fff38a22cf66b && On this page, you will find information on what to do before, during, and after a flood. www.weather.gov/safety/flood Staying aware of an evolving weather situation can help you prepare when flooding or other weather hazards impact your area. Be a Force of Nature! www.weather.gov/wrn/ To contact us, email Senior Service Hydrologist Tabitha Clarke at the National Weather Service in Little Rock. Her address is tabitha.clarke@noaa.gov. $$ 61