{"id":128587,"date":"2024-11-22T00:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128587"},"modified":"2024-11-22T00:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:04:07","slug":"what-is-a-high-risk-flood-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128587","title":{"rendered":"What is a &#8216;high risk&#8217; flood forecast?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Flood alerts? The National Weather Service has been issuing flood alerts for years, here is how do you understand them and what do they mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When you hear that your area has a &#8220;high risk&#8221; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-facts-you-should-know-about-flash-floods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flash flooding<\/a>, it\u2019s an urgent matter that needs to be taken seriously as it&#8217;s among the most dangerous outlooks that forecasters can issue.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NOAA&#8217;s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) is the agency responsible for issuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/qpf\/excessive_rainfall_outlook_ero.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">daily excessive rainfall outlooks<\/a>. The outlooks use four categories \u2013 marginal, slight, moderate and high \u2013 to indicate the probability of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-heavy-is-it-really-going-to-rain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">excessive rainfall<\/a> leading to rapid-onset flooding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/html\/fam2.shtml#excessrain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">within 25 miles of a point<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When a high risk \u2013 the highest risk level that can be issued \u2013 is in place, it means severe, widespread flash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floods <\/a>are expected in the highlighted areas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Areas that don&#8217;t normally experience flash flooding, could,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/para\/para_images\/ERO_Categories.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WPC says<\/a>. &#8220;Lives and property (are) in greater danger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/coastal-flooding-east-river-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHICH STATES ARE MOST AT RISK FOR FLOODING?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.34.46\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"NOAA's Weather Prediction Center is responsible for issuing daily excessive rainfall outlooks.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">NOAA&#8217;s Weather Prediction Center is responsible for issuing daily excessive rainfall outlooks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA\/WPC \/ NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">High risks are only issued on about 4% of days (including tropical and non-tropical events), but this risk category accounts for 39% of flood-related fatalities and 83% of flood-related damages in the continental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexJLamers\/status\/1034528775680217090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">research by WPC meteorologists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">What&#8217;s more, 46% of high-risk flood days have at least one fatality or injury, and 62% of such days have at least $1 million in damages, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCarbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Greg Carbin<\/a>, forecast operations branch chief at the WPC, noted <a href=\"https:\/\/tornadosummit.org\/archive\/2019\/files\/Presentations\/GregCarbin-Waterlogged.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in the research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/heres-what-to-do-after-your-car-floods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE&#8217;S WHAT TO DO AFTER YOUR CAR IS FLOODED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.05\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This image shows statistics about high-risk flood days.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This image shows statistics about high-risk flood days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA\/WPC \/ NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This is not your typical flash flood threat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/commuter-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commute<\/a> to work or school, the subway system, a parking lot, the street on which you live or even your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a> are all areas that could become inundated by floodwaters on a high-risk flood day. This can include areas that have never flooded in the past.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">High-risk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> outlooks are most common in parts of the South, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/mississippi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/arkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arkansas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/explaining-flood-alerts-issued-by-national-weather-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXPLAINING FLOOD ALERTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-21-at-10.35.47\u202fam.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This map shows the number of high-risk flooding forecasts issued within each National Weather Service office's area of responsibility between 2016 and 2022.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This map shows the number of high-risk flooding forecasts issued within each National Weather Service office&#8217;s area of responsibility between 2016 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA\/WPC \/ NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Turn around, don&#8217;t drown<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Many people underestimate the force and power of water.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;A mere 6 inches of fast-moving floodwater can knock over an adult,&#8221; the National Weather Service says. &#8220;It takes just 12 inches of rushing water to carry away most cars, and just 2 feet of rushing water can carry away SUVs and trucks. It is NEVER safe to drive or walk into floodwaters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/amazon-deliver-driver-lives-turn-around-dont-drown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVER LIVES \u2018TURN AROUND, DON\u2019T DROWN&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A car driving down an Oklahoma City road looked more like it was on a water ride after two days of flooding rain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">And remember: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/safety\/flood-turn-around-dont-drown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">turn around, don&#8217;t drown<\/a>. Almost half of all flash flood deaths <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/press-release\/20210827\/fema-urges-preparedness-now-hurricane-ida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">happen in vehicles<\/a>, according to FEMA.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Be sure to pay close attention to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX Weather app<\/a> and any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/explaining-flood-alerts-issued-by-national-weather-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government-issued alerts from the NWS<\/a> that will warn you of life-threatening flooding at your location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/why-rare-high-risk-flood-days-need-to-be-taken-seriously\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flood alerts? 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