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Other helpful links:

Q2 1, 3, 6, 12, & 24 hour precipitation vi Google Maps
Experimental Local Storm Reports Google Maps Display (San Diego NWS)
National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center - National maps of Snow-related elements, including non-snow precipitation
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Mesasuring Mission (TRMM) - Current Heavy Rain, Flood and Landslide Estimates from Real-Time TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (Worldwide)
GOES-West / GOES-East RAMSDIS Online - GOES-East and GOES-West 1, 4, 16 and Full Disk Satellite imagery, plus 2 week archive!
Basic Heavy Rain & Flash Flood Concepts (Louisville, KY NWS)
Interactive surface weather map (NCAR/RAP)
UKAWC Numerical Rainfall Estimates - Virtual Rainfall
USGS WaterAlert - E-mail or text messages when certain user-definable thresholds are exceeded
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REAL-TIME U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION

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High impact, excessive U.S. rainfall forecasts from the NWS

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Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Radar Loop and Severe Weather Treat

SPC Heavy Rain Mesoscale Analysis

Precipitable Water	850mb Moisture Transport
Upwind Propogation Vector	Precip. Potential Placement

U.S. Satellite Images/Loops

Total Precipitable Water
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Current Flash Flood Warnings in the U.S.

Current Flash Flood Watches in the U.S.

NOAA Satellite Precipitation Estimate (SPENES) Text Messages & Graphics

STAR Satellite Rainfall Estimates - Hydro-Estimator - Contiguous United States

One Hour Estimated Rainfall

3 Hour Estimated Rainfall

6 Hour Estimated Rainfall

Hydro-Estimator - ContiguousUnited States

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3-day	4-day
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7-day

Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPFs)

24-hour Total	Update (0 to 6 Hrs)
Day 1: First Six Hours (6-12 Hrs)	Day 1: Second Six Hours (12-18 Hrs)
Day 1: Third Six Hours (18-24 Hrs)	Day 1: Fourth Six Hours (24-30 Hrs)

Heavy Rain News Searches

Google - "heavy rain"

Model QPFs

NSSL WRF 4 km grid 36 h Total Precipitation (mm)

NSSL Heavy Rain Threat (experimental)

Density of points exceeding QPF 1 in./h during 12-18 UTC	Density of points exceeding QPF 1 in./h during 18-00 UTC

Density of points exceeding QPF 1 in./h during 00-06 UTC	Density of points exceeding QPF 1 in./h during 06-12 UTC
Density of 24h (12-12 UTC) QPF exceeding 3 in.	Density of 24h (12-12 UTC) QPF exceeding 5 in.

3-14 Day U.S. Hazards Assessment - Precipitation

U.S. Flood Potential Maps from NASA

Flood Model (1)	CREST Model
GFS + 24 hr Model	GEOS5 + 24 hr Model

1 Day Rain Accumulation (35 mm threshold)

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