Don't know if any revisions are planned for the flood stage level at Marshall, NC on the French Broad River but thought this was a statement worth noting from the National Weather Service about changes for the Asheville station on the French Broad. Stay high and dry.
Statement as of 10:15 am EST on January 27, 2010
To: subscribers:
-family of services
-NOAA weather wire service
-emergency managers weather information network
-noaaport
other NWS partners... and NWS employees
From: Patricia Tanner
service hydrologist NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Subject: change in flood stage along French Broad River at Asheville
effective March 1 2010
Noaa's National Weather Service at Greenville-Spartanburg (nws)
announces a change in the flood stage for the French Broad River at
Asheville effective March 1 2010. The flood stage will be raised
from 8 feet to 9.5 feet based on data collected daily over several
years and new flood plain inundation mapping.
Improving flood forecast accuracy is an important part of noaa's
mission and is part of noaa's NWS continuing effort to serve
society's needs for weather and water information.
More than 100 people, on average, lose their lives due to floods in
the U.S. Every year. Accurate flood forecasts provide valuable time
for people to take action and help reduce loss of property and life.
The revised flood stage is based on information provided by the
Buncombe County emergency management at Asheville, and the Buncombe
County planning and development division, as well as data collected
by the National Weather Service.
During the past several months, the local community noticed that
property damage and loss of life did not occur at the previous 8
foot flood stage. The Greenville-Spartanburg NWS worked closely
with its partners during the past several flood events to determine
that flooding did not occur until the French Broad River rose above
9.5 feet on the river gage located at Asheville.
The French Broad River at Asheville is a daily forecast point
included in the NWS advanced hydrologic prediction service (ahps)...
a web-based suite of accurate and timely forecasts related to
hydrology. A graphic and text display shows how long it will take
the river to rise to flood stage... how high the river will rise and
how long the flood will last whenever a forecast is issued.
The stream gage located on the French Broad River at Asheville is
operated by the United States geological survey (usgs)... a key
federal partner of noaa's National Weather Service. The USGS
maintains the gage equipment for data accuracy providing key
information to help the NWS forecast for our nation's rivers.
On the web:
National atmospheric and oceanic administration: www.NOAA.Gov
NWS Greer, south carolina: http://www.Erh.NOAA.Gov/er/gsp
ahps program: http://newweb.Erh.NOAA.Gov/ahps2/index.Php?Wfo=gsp
National weather service: www.Weather.Gov
National Weather Service, eastern region: www.Erh.NOAA.Gov
If you have technical comments or questions... please contact:
Patricia Tanner, National weather service: (864) 848-9970 ext 234
Patricia.Tanner@noaa.Gov
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