FloodCast is a prototype flood forecasting project demonstrating the value of high quality forecast data coupled with tools to support effective operational and emergency response by transportation practitioners. By showing forecast data, predicted floodplains, and estimates of affected transportation assets, decision-makers are able to receive timely intelligence with which to respond to forecasted or ongoing flood events. Incident tracking and summary tools provide streamlined workflows, centralized tracking, and rapid synthesis of flood event analytics to facilitate post-disaster recovery activities and post-disaster grant applications or hazard mitigation. Both coastal and riverine flooding are considered, making FloodCast flexible enough to be used nationwide. While still in prototype, FloodCast’s support for planning, operations, response and recovery has the potential to significantly amplify the reach of your staff during demanding flood response scenarios. Reduce disruptions and increase system resilience with FloodCast.

A forum for coordinated and collaborative research, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) addresses issues integral to the state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and transportation professionals at all levels of government and the private sector. The NCHRP provides practical, ready-to-implement solutions to pressing problems facing the industry. The NCHRP is administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and sponsored by the member departments (i.e., individual state departments of transportation) of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Individual projects are conducted by contractors with oversight provided by volunteer panels of expert stakeholders.