Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California (2005) / Chapter Skim
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The WFOs have sole official authority to issue flash flood watches and warnings. Their forecast process is extensive, but the crux of flash flood forecasting lies in monitoring storm formation, movement, and precipitation patterns.
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. The specific charge to the study committee was to · describe the overall strategy of the NEXRAD radars in support of the NWS flash flood warning and forecast mission and discuss strengths and weaknesses of the system for operations in complex terrain; · assess the availability, performance, and capability of the NWS NEXRAD located on Sulphur Mountain in Ventura County, California, to detect heavy precipitation and aid forecasters at the Los Angeles WFO in providing flash flood warnings and forecasts and fulfilling its other intended purposes; · assess how the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD radar's location affects its capability to detect low-level storm events (i.e., below 6000 ft)
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Chapters 6 and 7 look specifically at Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with the warning process presented in Chapter 6 and the analysis of the Sulphur Mountain radar and the flash flood warning performance of the Los Angeles-Oxnard NWS office in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 outlines potential improvements in flash flood warning capabilities, and finally, Chapter 9 provides the concluding thoughts of the committee.
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