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Flash Flood Guidance

About Flash Flood Guidance:

Flash Flood Guidance is an estimate of the amount of rainfall required over a given area during a given duration to cause small streams to flood. These estimates are based on the current soil moisture and stream flow conditions for the area, usually one county. Flash Flood Guidance is routinely issued by National Weather Service (NWS) River Forecast Centers, and is used by NWS Weather Forecast Offices when issuing Flash Flood Watches and Warnings to the public. The Northeast River Forecast Center calculates 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24-hour Flash Flood Guidance values daily.

Note: Less rainfall is required to produce flash flooding in urban areas.

Latest 3-hour Flash Flood Guidance Graphic. Click on image to go to an interactive page.

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