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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
807 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...FLOOD SAFETY PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 9th through
March 15th as Flood Safety Preparedness Week. The National Weather
Service in Buffalo will feature information about a different flood
topic each day during the awareness week.

Today`s Topic: National Weather Service Resources

The NWS Homepage provides up to date weather and water information
for the U.S. and its territories. However, the NWS provides many
additional resources to help emergency managers, public officials
and private citizens make water decisions.

https://www.weather.gov

National Water Prediction Service (NWPS):

NWPS, which was previously known as AHPS, provides a suite of river
and flood forecasts and water information to protect life and
property and helps ensure the nations economic well-being. NWPS also
provides probabilistic information, crest history, and an ability to
add flood inundation mapping.

https://water.weather.gov/

Flood inundation mapping:

The ability to look into the future to see how many city blocks and
roads might be flooded is becoming clearer with flood inundation
mapping. The National Water Center is collaborating with the NWS,
USGS, USACE, FEMA, and other partners to develop these inundation
maps for flooding.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps/inundation.php
http://water.noaa.gov

Weather Prediction Center (WPC)

WPC provides precipitation forecast for the entire U.S. WPC also
issues excessive rainfall forecasts, short-range discussions on
heavy rainfall events, and snowfall and freezing rain probabilities.

www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

River Forecast Centers (RFC)

The NWS has a network of 13 RFCs across the U.S. RFCs collects,
process, and provide water resource and river forecasts and
information for major river basins across the country.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps/rfc/rfc.php

Flood Safety

You will find information on what to do before, during, and after a
flood on this page:

http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Staying aware of an evolving weather situation can help you prepare
when flooding or other weather hazards impact your area. Be a force
of nature!

https://www.weather.gov/wrn/

Join us tomorrow for information on flood watches and flood
warnings.

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