Floodplain Management Program – Related Links

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Floodplain Management Associations  •  FEMA •  NOAA/NWS •  USGS  •  Historical Floods •  Other

Floodplain Management related publications can be found in the references.


Floodplain Management Associations

• Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Ohio Floodplain Management Association

FEMA and FEMA-related sites

• Floodsmart
• FEMA Home Page
• FEMA Region V News and Events
• CTP Program
• Risk MAP Program
• Map Modernization Program
• How to make a flood map
• FEMA Map Service Center
• Flood Hazard Mapping Forms and Documents
• Guidelines and Specifications for
  Flood Hazard Mapping Partners
• Flood Hazard Mapping Tutorials
• Status of Map Change Requests
• Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR I)
• Letters of Map Change (LOMC)
• Letters of Final Determination
• Procedure Memoranda
• Levees and Mapping
• Using Best Available Data
• Available Technical Bulletins

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service

• NOAA/NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service, River Forecast Centers
• NOAA/NWS Flood Warnings
  (Use the "find within page" search of your browser to find your state/city etc.)
• NOAA/NWS The Ohio River Forecast Center (OHRFC)
• NOAA/NWS Cincinnati River Stage information
• NOAA Digital Coastal Services Center
• National Weather Service Low-Water Crossing Flood Safety Video is available from the Office of Hydrology. 

United States Geological Survey

• USGS Near Real Time Stream Gage Information for Ohio
• USGS Water Resources of Ohio Main Page
  
• USGS Ohio NWIS-W Data Retrieval
• USGS National Flood Info
  

Recent Ohio Flood Reports and Photos

• Flood of March 1997 in Southern Ohio, Detailed Report
• Photos of March 1997 Southern Ohio Flooding
• Satellite views of the March 97 Ohio River flooding
• US Army Corps of Engineers Historic Flood Information--March 1997 in Ohio
• USGS March 97 flood information
• Shadyside Ohio Flooding, June 14, 1990
• State of Ohio Enhanced Mitigation Plan: Summary of statewide flood risk and vulnerability.
• National Climatic Data Center- Storm Events has information from all weather events from 1993 forward. Large events such as floods can be searched by state.
• National Weather Service- Hydrologic Information Center, provides historical archives on impacts of past floods.

• Natural Hazards Center- General flood hazard reduction information from the Natural  Hazards Center at the University of Colorado
• Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness- Information about being safe during any kind of inclement weather
• Municipal Research and Services Center-"Flood Hazard Management" involves a variety of environmental protection and planning measures, including floodplain management, stormwater management, and watershed management
• Watershed Coordination- Watershed management information as it pertains to protecting and promoting natural resource benefits and functions of floodplains.