Monthly summary of EFAS flood and flash flood notifications


Notifications in August 2017

Figure 1. EFAS flood notifications sent for August 2017
Figure 1. EFAS flood notifications sent for August 2017
Figure 2. Flash flood notifications sent for August 2017
Figure 2. Flash flood notifications sent for August 2017

Summary of EFAS Flood and Flash Flood Notifications

The 2 informal EFAS flood notifications issued in August 2017 are summarised in Table 1. The locations of all notifications are shown in Figure 1.

11 Flash flood notifications, summarised in Table 2, were issued in August 2017. The locations are shown in Figure 2.

Table 1. EFAS flood notifications sent in August 2017.
Type Forecast date Issue Date Lead time* River

Country
Informal 29/08/2017 12 UTC 30/08/2017 2 Ticino Italy
Informal 30/08/2017 00 UTC 30/08/2017 1 Isere France

* Lead time [days] to the first forecasted exceedance of the 5-year simulated discharge threshold

 

Table 2. EFAS flash flood notifications sent in August 2017

 

Type Forecast date Issue Date Lead time* Region

Country
Flash flood 08/08/2017 00 UTC 08/08/2017 54 East of England United Kingdom
Flash flood 10/08/2017 00 UTC 10/08/2017 30 Lubuskie
Poland
Flash flood 10/08/2017 00 UTC 10/08/2017 30 Brandenburg Germany
Flash flood 10/08/2017 00 UTC 10/08/2017 36 Karnten Austria
Flash flood 12/08/2017 00 UTC 12/08/2017 24 Vojvodina Serbia
Flash flood 12/08/2017 00 UTC 12/08/2017 30 Del-Alfold Hungary
Flash flood 12/08/2017 00 UTC 12/08/2017 30 Eszak-Alfold Hungary
Flash flood 22/08/2017 12 UTC 23/08/2017 54 Vitsyebskaya voblasts' Belarus
Flash flood 23/08/2017 00 UTC 23/08/2017 36 Latgale Latvia
Flash flood 23/08/2017 12 UTC 24/08/2017 30 Pskovskaya oblast' Russia
Flash flood 29/08/2017 00 UTC 29/08/2017 42 Granada Spain
* Lead time [hours] to the forecasted peak of the event