ASFPM 29th Annual Conference Federal Initiatives, Insights

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ASFPM 29th Annual ConferenceFederal
Initiatives, Insights Inspirations for Flood
Loss Reduction

• VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. US Navy (Ret.)
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
  AtmosphereNOAA Administrator
• June 14, 2005

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Federal Initiatives, Insights Inspirations for
Flood Loss Reduction

• Initiatives NOAA Products and Services
• NOAAs Water Forecasts
• Flood Inundation Display
• Height Modernization
• NOAA Research Supporting Hydrometeorological
  Applications
• NOAA All Hazards
• Insights Partnerships/Common Goals
• Inspirations Education

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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesNOAAs
Water Forecasts
Snowpack Precipitation Soil moisture River
flow Surface storage Ground water
Water Predictions for Life Decisions
Rio Grande Developed Shrubs/Grass Agriculture Wetl
ands Forecast Basin Forecast Point Urban Area
Flood warnings for local communities Critical
information for neighborhoods and
watersheds Water volume and soil condition
forecasts
Working Together Federal Agencies, Tribal
Agencies, State Agencies, Local Agencies,
Private Sector, Academia
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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesFlood
Inundation Display
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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesHeight
Modernization

• the establishment of accurate, reliable heights
  using GPS technology in conjunction with
  traditional leveling, gravity, and modern remote
  sensing information.

Measuring heights along evacuation routes
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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesTsunami
Warning System

• Expand existing network from 6 deep-sea buoys to
  39 for enhanced tsunami detection along the U.S.
  coast (Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean)
• In partnership with the USGS, improve seismic
  sensor data and infrastructure for better
  earthquake detection and warning
• Expand research on forecasting impacts of
  tsunamis
• Improve response capacity with enhanced emergency
  warning systems, community response plans, and
  public education
• Work internationally to support building a global
  warning system

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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesTsunami
Warning System
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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesNOAA
Research Supporting Hydrometeorological
Applications

• Support to the National Weather Service Flood
  Forecast Programs
• Next-generation precipitation algorithms for
  radar data
• Systems support for multi data analysis for flood
  forecasts

National Mosaic and QPE infrastructure will be
part of a complete system to evaluate the data
from multiple sources to support flood
forecasting Q2 Workshop (short range QPF) Norman,
OK, June 28-29th, 2005
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Initiatives NOAA Products ServicesNOAA ALL
HAZARDS
NOAA Partners With State of Wisconsin Educational
Communications Board (WECB) on NWR
Project Training New Purchases
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InsightsPartnerships/Common Goals

• NOAA, USGS, FEMA and ASFPM programs share common
  goals and objectives
• Minimize losses of life and property due to
  floods, droughts, coastal storms and other
  natural disasters
• Provide reliable scientific information,
  expertise and emergency management for managing
  natural resources (water, biological, energy,
  mineral) and natural disasters
• Enhance/protect natural features (beaches, dunes,
  wetlands floodplains) and other coastal assets

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InspirationsEducation

• Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Training
• Helps coastal resource and emergency managers use
  the Community Vulnerability Assessment
  Methodology to assess a community's risk and
  vulnerability to hazards
• Community Vulnerability Assessment Methodology
  Workshops
• Vulnerability Assessment Techniques Workshops
• Risk and Assessment Vulnerability Tool Training

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InspirationsEducation

• HURREVAC Inland Flood Module
• Inland Flood Planning and Response Tool
• Covers coastal states (Texas to Maine), Puerto
  Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• Coastal No Adverse Impact Toolkit
• Help manage development to decrease future flood
  damages
• Provide long term floodplain protection
• Available in 2007 (English and Spanish)

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ASFPM 29th Annual ConferenceFederal
Initiatives, Insights Inspirations for Flood
Loss Reduction

• VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. US Navy (Ret.)
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
  AtmosphereNOAA Administrator
• June 14, 2005