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Rapid Onset Flooding

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002264

In the context of the National Water Model (NWM), rapid onset flooding refers to stream reaches that are forecast to at least double their flow within an hour, and meet or exceed their high water flow within six hours of this flow increase.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002264
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationROF
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002264",
  "term": "Rapid Onset Flooding",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In the context of the National Water Model (NWM), rapid onset flooding refers to stream reaches that are forecast to at least double their flow within an hour, and meet or exceed their high water flow within six hours of this flow increase.",
  "abbreviation": "ROF",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/rapid-onset-flooding/"
}

Record 2,263 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.