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Weather Information.....Special Products.....ALERT System Status.....Links

Current Weather Forecasts, Advisories & Warnings:

F2P2 Products (heavy precipitation outlook, basin-specific QPF, storm track prediction)
- Meteorological Services Agreement
NWS Products (warnings, watches, advisories)
- NWS Interactive Weather & Forecast Map
- Local Storm Report

ALERT System Related:

Current Status Station Coordinates Station Index Maps Alarm Settings
- Auto-email alarms (emergency services only)
Stream Gauge Calibrations: by ID Number by Date
Summaries: Record High Water Measurements
Operation & Maintenance: Example Maintenance Agreement

LDAD Files: Rainfall Water Levels Weather Data Metadata
Note: LDAD files are updated every 5 minutes.
E-19 stream gauge field survey for Boulder Creek at Orodell (printer-friendly version)

Miscellaneous:

Historical flood accounts:
- NWS list of "Noteworthy Colorado Floods"
- May 16, 2002 Rocky Mountain News
- Bear Creek in Jefferson County
- Boulder Creek and South Boulder Creek (excerpts from Boulder Creek Flood Warning Plan)
  - Boulder Valley Flooding History (Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network--BASIN)
  - 1894 Boulder Creek Flood Photos (BASIN)
  - South Boulder Creek Flood Photos (courtesy City of Boulder)
- Tucker Gulch and Kenneys Run in Golden
- Back issues of Flood Hazards News
  - Flood Reviews: 1987 1988 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
    2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
  - Cover Stories: 1986 1988 1997 1998
  - Other related articles: 1989 1990 1991

"Self Help" flood protection handbooks, flood safety tips, flood hazard mapping and other useful public information:
- City of Arvada
- Boulder County
- City of Boulder
- City and County of Denver
- Boulder Creek Flood Notebook (University of Colorado, Natural Hazards Center)
- FloodSafety.com
- NWS Flood Safety Information
  - Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)
- FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes)
Annual Reports
- Flash Flood Prediction Program (F2P2): 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
- ALERT System Maintenance: 2003 2004
Flood Warning Research & Current Studies
- An Evaluation of the Boulder Creek Local Flood Warning System
- South Boulder Creek Flood Mapping Study

Some useful websites:
- National Weather Service
  - Local Denver/Boulder Forecast Office
  - Emergency Management Decision Support (EMDS)
  - Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN)
    - EMWIN Houston---District considering similar project for Denver area
    - EMWIN Denver
  - Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)---see NHWC benefits report
    - AHPS Forecast Products---Central Region
    - July 3, 2002 news story
  - Local Flood Warning Systems Handbook
  - Floods: Among the Greatest Natural Disasters
- Private Weather Services
  - HDR Hydro-Meteorological Services
  - Anything Weather.Com
- Colorado River and Stream Information
- Webcams
  - Denver Traffic Cams
- Weather and Climate Research Projects
- Local Media
  - KWGN WB2 News
  - KCNC News4 (CBS affiliate)
  - KMGH 7News (ABC affiliate)
  - KUSA 9News (NBC affiliate)
  - KDVR Fox31
  - 850 KOA News Radio
  - Colorado Newpapers and Television Stations
- Organizations
  - Institute for Business & Home Safety
  - National Hydrologic Warning Council
  - Prepare Colorado, a program sponsored by the American Red Cross
  - Colorado Emergency Management Association
- More useful websites:
  - Lessons from Public Private Partnership 2000
  - USGS mud and debris-flow information
AMS Policy Statement: Prediction and Mitigation of Flash Floods

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