Flood Related Web Links
Flood-Related Urls |Texas-Related Urls | Weather-Related Urls | Floodplain/Insurance Urls | FEMA/NFIP/FIMA
FLOOD-RELATED URLs
- Low Water Crossing Video and Quiz
by National Weather Service
nws.noaa.gov/oh/tt2/xwater/index.shtml - Moving Water: Adventure or Danger? Video and Quiz
by National Weather Service
nws.noaa.gov/oh/tt2/mwater2/altindex1.shtml - American Red Cross Disaster Services
redcross.org/services/disaster/
Publications on flood safety and other disasters. Includes information for all phases of a disaster: preparation, during, and after. - IBHS
ibhs.org/natural_disasters/flood.asp?id=4 - National Flood Proofing Committee online flood-proofing publications
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwp/NFPC/nfpc.htm - Disaster-related organizations and other sources of hazards/disaster information
by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder
colorado.edu/hazards/infosource1/infosource1.html - Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
colorado.edu/hazards/
Research, conference summaries, and publications. - Hurricane Flooding: A Deadly Inland Danger
by NWS
nws.noaa.gov/oh/hurricane/inland_flooding.html
Information about the hazards of inland flooding from hurricanes. - Flash Flood Conference 2000, NWS Southern Region
srh.noaa.gov/atr/ff2000p.htm
Conference presentation materials. - Natural Hazard Statistics
by National Weather Service
http://205.156.54.206/om/hazstats.shtml
Statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. - Flash Flood!
by KGAN of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/flood/index.html
Interactive lesson about flash floods and other types of floods for grades 3 - 10. - Floods.com
www.floods.com
Links to websites about flood watches and warnings, historical floods, and flood information. - National Safety Council
nsc.org/
Safety, health, and environmental resources. Topics include: emergencies, disasters, driving, falls, agricultural safety, and safety through design. - Coping With Floods
by North Dakota State University Extension Service
ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/flood/home.htm
Fact sheets for dealing with floods before and after. Good tips about common concerns and clean-up. - Flood Survival and Recovery Fact Sheets
by Kansas State University Research and Extension
oznet.ksu.edu/library/Flood/
Fact sheets for dealing with the aftermath of a flood. Includes food and health issues, farming in the wake of a flood, and clean-up. - A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
by the CDC National Center for Environmental Health
cdc.gov/nceh/emergency/flood/default.htm
Brochure to help flood victims prevent diseases and injury and maintain good health in the days and weeks following a flood. Includes water quality, disinfecting wells, sanitation, immunizations, and clean-up. - Say, what is a 100-year flood? and Why do we have so many of them?
by J. David Rogers
geolith.com/publications/floods/flood.htm
Definition of what a 100-year flood is and what it means to Californians. - Floods, Floods and More Floods: Is this a liability we can escape?
by J. David Rogers
geolith.com/publications/sficfwat/sficfwat.htm
Introduction to flooding and examples of the various theories of liability associated with common flood hazards in California.
TEXAS-RELATED URLs
- The Balcones Escarpment
Edited by Patrick L. Abbott and C.M. Woodruff, Jr.
lib.utexas.edu/geo/BalconesEscarpment/contents.html
Geology, Hydrology, Ecology and Social Development in Central Texas. - NOAA Weather Radio in Texas
by Texas Division of Emergency Management
txdps.state.tx.us/dem/wxradio.htm
Listing of Texas counties served by NOAA Weather Radio. - TEEX: Texas Engineering Extension Service
http://TEEXweb.tamu.edu/index.html
All about the agency, their training programs and services. - Texas Waternet
by Texas Water Resources Institute
http://twri.tamu.edu/
Research, training, and articles about a wide range of Texas water-related topics (including flooding). - Texas Road Conditions
by TxDOT: Texas Department of Transportation
dot.state.tx.us/hcr/main.htm
View road reports by roadway, County, condition, or district. Conditions include: flood, construction, ice/snow, damage, and detours. - Houston Area Flood Damaged Vehicles
by TxDOT: Texas Department of Transportation
dot.state.tx.us/vtrinfo/vtrinfo.htm
Vehicle listing for consumers to determine if their vehicle was titled as a flood damaged vehicle. - TACERA: Texas Association of County Engineers and Road Administrators
http://teexcit.tamu.edu/texasltap/tacera/index.html
Information about the professional organization.
WEATHER-RELATED URLs
- Hurricane Flooding: A Deadly Inland Danger
by NWS
nws.noaa.gov/oh/hurricane/inland_flooding.html
Information about the hazards of inland flooding from hurricanes. - Natural Hazard Statistics
by National Weather Service
http://205.156.54.206/om/hazstats.shtml
Statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. - IWIN: Interactive Weather Information Network
by U.S. National Weather Service
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/graphicsversion/bigmain.html
Local and national weather, warnings, and reports. Also has animated versions of graphics and weather videos. - NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
noaa.gov/
Current weather, image libraries, weather data, climate data, space weather, research, maps and charts, and ocean-related information. - NCDC: National Climactic Data Center
by NOAA
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
The world's largest active archive of weather data. - Project SafeSide Weather Safety
by The Weather Channel and the American Red Cross
weather.com/safeside/
Preparation information about severe weather and natural disaster safety. - Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters, 1980-2001
by NCDC
ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/billionz.html
Severe weather events that have had the greatest economic impact since 1980.
FLOODPLAIN / INSURANCE URLs
- Texas Floodplain Managment Association
- tfma.org/
- FEMA Floodplain Forms
- LOMR - CLOMR Forms
- FEMA Description/Rules/ Regulatios
- 44 CFR
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- United States Geological Survey
- Association of State Floodplain Managers
FEMA/NFIP/FIMA URLs
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
fema.gov - FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
fema.gov/nfip/infocon.htm - FEMA/ESRI Online Flood Hazard Maps
esri.com/hazards/makemap.html - FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping
fema.gov/mit/tsd/ - FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map Online Tutorial
fema.gov/mit/tsd/ot_firmr.htm - NFIP Flood Publications Library
by FEMA
fema.gov/nfip/libfacts.htm
Publications covering flood facts, insurance, checklists, preparation, and safety. - FEMA Floodplain Management Summary
by FEMA
fema.gov/mit/fldmit.htm
Describes the national floodplain management approach with links to mitigation web sites. - National Mitigation Strategy
by FEMA
fema.gov/mit/ntmstrat.htm
Introduces "The National Mitigation Strategy: Partnerships for Building Safer Communities" and links to the full text document chapters.

