Mapping a Flood...Before it Happens -- The new USGS FloodPath Early Warning System

• Historically, floods have been the most destructive natural hazard in the Nation
• The USGS and National Weather Service have developed an early warning system that produces online maps of tomorrow’s floods today
• The new USGS FloodPath system maps a forecast flood 3 days before it happens, showing when and where floodwaters will be and the likely water depths

Speaker: Marijke van Heeswijk, Hydrologist, USGS