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COMET_CASE_011: COMET Case Study 011: Fort Collins Flood

Summary

This case covers the Fort Collins, CO flash flood event which occurred 28-29 July 1997. Backbuilding echoes increased the duration of rainfall. This, in addition to very intense rainfall, combined with urban runoff complexities and resulted in an extreme hydrologic response. For additional details on this case, use your WWW browser to follow the "Description/Summary" link.

Objectives:

This case was presented during the COMET Hydromet 98-1 course.

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Additional information

GCMD Name A - C > COMET > Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training > 5c70d6af-b73d-418e-a793-47481302eeb5
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Temporal coverage

Begin Date 1997-07-28 00:00:00
End Date 1997-07-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 41.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -108.40, Maximum (East) Longitude: -102.00

Related projects

Parent project COMET: COMET Case Studies