Real Time Flood Event Modeling Program Ataul Hannan, P.E., CFM Harris County Flood Control District National Flood Workshop Houston, TX, October 24-26, 2010
Harris County
Elevation Contour
Our Soaked History
Tropical Storm Allison
Floodplain Map
Purpose To create a planning and information resource for: Better understanding the ability of current models to reflect observed flooding conditions Providing real-time and post-event evaluations of the effectiveness of county flood management facilities Supporting existing Flood ALERT efforts staffed by HCFCD personnel
Objectives Web-based intranet tool Utilize existing HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS models developed for Harris County Link programs together to ingest rainfall and produce a real-time flood inundation map
Pilot Study Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou Watersheds (unsteady flow network)
FEMP Timing Aspects Rainfall Data = 15 minutes (continuous feed) External Processing Natural Link Link 1 Link 2 Timing Aspects Rainfall Data = 15 minutes (continuous feed) Computation Time = 11 to 14 minutes Antecedant Rainfall = 10 days Link 3
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Reduce the risk and rediscover the beauty QUESTIONS???? Reduce the risk and rediscover the beauty