THE WATER IS RISING - · PDF fileObjective: To provide a flood warning / forecasting system...
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SCALABLE, RELIABLE, AND RELEVANT INFORMATION
SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS
May 3, 2017
Association of State Floodplain Managers 2017 Conference
Jim Keith, PE, CFM – Walter P Moore
Andy Yung, PE, CFM – Walter P Moore
Stephanie Griffin, PE, CFM – City of Grand Prairie
THE WATER IS RISING
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The Water Is RisingScalable, Reliable, and Relevant Information Supporting First Responders
Presentation Overview
• Introduction
• Grand Prairie Project Overview
• Project Approach
• Next Steps
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemIntroduction
What is a Flood Warning System?
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemIntroduction
Each Community has unique risks and needs
• So you have all these gages,
what can you do with them?
• System must convey risk to
life and property
• Provide Decision Support
- If you can’t utilize and react to real time information, the only
thing you provide is data to confirm what happened.
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Overview
City engaged Walter P Moore and UT Arlington
Phased approach
Objective: To provide a flood warning / forecasting system that
will permit City Emergency Managers to identify areas of
inundation and allow the timely dispatch of first responders to
these areas to close roads, evacuate, shelter-in-place, and/or
begin rescue operations.
In other words, if it rains X inches, how high will the water get
here, and when?
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Overview
Real-Time
Rainfall
Rainfall
vs. W.S.
Elevs. Dispatch
Mapping
Critical
Elevation
s
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Overview
Critical Elevation
W.S
. E
lev.
Pre
cip
itation
Tcrit
Tpeak
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Overview
Phase 1 – Five Pilot Watch Points
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Focus is Implementation and Decision Support
• Integrating with existing hardware & software
• System is a tool that does not replace human interaction
• Should enhance decision making and add lead time
• Must meet needs of both primary users and first responders
• Phased approach with scalable system architecture
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Initiated Project with Half-Day Workshop
• City Staff and Project Team
- Stormwater Ops, Public Works/Streets, Fire, Police, Emergency
Management
• Listening session
- Understand current operations & protocols
- What are needs of FWS users?
- What are needs of first responders?
• Identified data needs & opportunities for integration with current
systems
• Manage expectations
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Rainfall Gage Availability
Sensor
Number
2010 Sep
(Hermine)
2015 April -
June2015 Nov Now
Fish Creek
6110
6120
6130
6140
Cottonwood
Creek
6000
6080
6100
6306
Mountain
Creek
6150
6160
6170
Outside
watershed
6030
6040
6050
6060
6500
6520
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Water Level Sensor Availability
Sensor
Number
2010 Sep
(Hermine)
2015 April -
June
2015
NovNow
Fish Creek
6113/6533
6123
6133
6143
Cottonwood
Creek
6083
6093
6103
6303
6363
Mountain
Creek
6173
20003
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydrologic & Hydrometeorologic Analysis
• Evaluating watershed response times
- Various depths, durations, and frequencies
• Evaluating movement of storms over watersheds
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydraulic Analysis & Mapping
• Keep it simple! No need for real-time dynamic modeling.
• Based on existing steady state HEC-RAS models
• Developing stage vs. discharge rating curves at control points
• Developing staged inundation mapping
• Mapping will be called up by the system
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydraulic Analysis & Mapping
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydraulic Analysis & Mapping
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydraulic Analysis & Mapping
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydraulic Analysis & Mapping
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Hydraulic Analysis & Mapping
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Flood Warning System Software Development
• Bring above components together
• Output data in various formats (GIS, database, web)
• Web-based mobile platform
• Initially restricted access to City personnel
• Will serve data directly to EM/dispatch systems
• System redundancy & security
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemProject Approach
Challenges and Next Steps
• City installing automated low water crossing gates
- Cottonwood Creek @ Carrier Pkwy
- No precedent, will work closely after install on system integration
• Timing
- Difficult to get more than 2 hours lead time. Accurate forecasting is
still a long way off
• Phase 1 scheduled to complete October 2017
• System will be tested internally prior to going “live”
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemConclusion
Summary and Conclusions
• Flood Warning means different things to different communities
• Focus on Integration and Decision Support
• Keep system simple for reliability
• Design system to be flexible & scalable
• Output relevant information for users & first responders
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Grand Prairie Flood Warning SystemScalable, Reliable, and Relevant Information Supporting First Responders
Any Questions?