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Using Demonstration Storms to Prepare for Extreme Rainfall

Provided by: NOAA |Published on: July 13, 2023
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  • This article examines how to use previous catastrophic events (like the 2008 Baraboo River storm in Wisconsin) to project the effects of similar events in other locations.
  • It describes how this tool was used to asses the vulnerability and risks of a similar flooding event in Madison, WI from the Yahara River.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: NOAA, U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Region: North America, USA - Midwest, United States, Wisconsin, WI - Capital (CESA 2), WI - Driftless (CESA 3, 4)
Languages: English

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