Comprehensive Flood Forecasting Resources for FEMA NFIP Adjusters
🌧️ Weather (Flooding from Rain & Snow)
- WPC Forecast Maps: U.S. surface forecast map.
- WPC Forecast Maps (Backup): Alternate forecast map URL.
- Wundermap: Nationwide flooding and tropical weather visualization.
Tips
- Uncheck Weather Stations under Layers
- Select only Flood and Tropical under Severe
- Enable Active Storms under Tropical
- Toggle radar off if overlay appears
- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions: Localized heavy rain and flooding analysis.
- Excessive Rainfall Discussion: Combined rainfall forecast discussion (Day 1–3).
- Day 1 Rainfall Outlook, Day 2, Day 3
- Rainfall & Flash Flood Reports: Filter and export flood-specific local storm reports.
Tips
- Filter Event column for “Flood”
- Scroll or export table to CSV
- National Weather Service Forecasts: Maps and forecasts for U.S. states and territories.
Tips for Islands & Alaska
- Click relevant map region (Alaska, Hawaii, etc.)
- Read local flood advisories and forecast discussions
🌊 Rivers & Tides (Flooding from Rivers and Coastal Surges)
- River Gauge Map: Major flooding observation points.
Tips
- Select only “Major Flood” under both Observation and Forecast
- Alaska 5-Day Flood Outlook
- Significant River Flood Outlook: Map for the lower 48.
- Coastal Flood Forecast: High tide impacts.
- Historical River Data – Alaska
- Archived River Data – Mississippi Region
🌀 Tropics (Storms, Hurricanes, and Typhoons)
- National Hurricane Center: Tropical outlook and advisories.
- 7-Day Outlook (Atlantic/Pacific)
- Guam Tropical Cyclones
- Mike’s Weather Page: Storm forecast aggregation.
- Track the Tropics: Modern design with storm trackers.
- Tropical Tidbits: Forecasts by individual storm.
- Cyclone Formation Probability (48hr)
- Windy: Wind pattern visualizations.
- NOAA Satellite Maps: Imagery for survey snapshots.
🌬️ Tides, Currents, Wind (Historical Reference)
🔥 Wildfires (Weekly Reports & Post-Fire Flood Risk)
- Wildfire Maps – NIFC
- Wildfire Data Portal
- InciWeb: Wildfire locations and status.
- NASA FIRMS – U.S. View
- Post-Wildfire Infographic
- Flood Risk After Fire – FEMA Factsheet