Flood Safety Awareness Week 2012

March 12 - 16, 2012 

Public Information Statement
Comunicado sobre Información Pública

    
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) English Español
Turn Around Don't Drown (TADD) English Español
Floods, Droughts and other Related Phenomena English Español
Flood Insurance English Español
Flood Safety English Español

 

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"The Hydrology of Puerto Rico is unique due to topography.  In the mountains, slopes are steep and the soil is thin.  Very little water infiltrates the soil surface, so runoff quickly turns creeks and streams into raging torrents.  Since Puerto Rico's 70 drainage basins are small, rivers rise quickly downstream and inundate the coastal plains.  In effect, almost all of these floods can be considered flash floods since the crest occurs with 6 hours following the heavy rainfall" - excerpt form the Natural Disaster Survey Report - Puerto Rico Flash Floods January 5-6, 1992

 

NOAA Flood Safety Awareness

Flood Safety Topics in English Flood Safety Topics in Spanish

Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)

Servicio de Predicción Hidrológica Avanzada (AHPS)

Turn Around Don't Drown™ (TADD)

Retroceda, salve su Vida™ (TADD)

Tropical Cyclone Inland Flooding

Inundaciones tierra adentro durante un Ciclón Tropical

Determining Flood Risk and Flood Insurance

Determinando el Riesgo de Inundaciones
y Seguros de Inundaciones

Flood Safety

Seguridad en Inundaciones

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