Flood Related Web Links

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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.

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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.

  
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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.

  
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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

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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.

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