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Applications of
GIS in West
Virginia Flooding
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W. VIRGINIA
NEVADA
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY
MINNESOTA
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
LOUISIANA
N. CAROLINA
OREGON
6
N. DAKOTA
TEXAS
CALIFORNIA
$ Billions
8
Flood Damage by State FY 1994-2003
4
2
#14
Smithers, WV, July 9, 2001
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% Flood Damage
of State GNP,
1994-2003
0.03%
0.02%
#4
0.01%
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TEXAS
N.
CAROLINA
ALABAMA
W.
VIRGINA
LOUISIANA
OREGON
0.00%
N. DAKOTA
% Flood Damage of State GNP
0.04%
North Dakota 0.18%
Flood Fatalities FY 1994-2003
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TEXAS
164
MISSOURI
55
N. CAROLINA
54
CALIFORNIA
45
TENNESSEE
37
WEST VIRGINIA
35
PENNSYLVANIA
34
ARIZONA
33
GEORGIA
33
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#1
Vermont
N Carolina
Texas
Kentucky
Missouri
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Hawaii
Arizona
15
Tennessee
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N Dakota
W Virginia
Deaths per million, 1994-2003
20
Flood Deaths per Million
Residents
10
5
US Avg
0
Pumpkin Town, WV, August 7, 2001
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Annual FEMA Flood Costs,
(million $)
$150
$100
$50
$0
1996
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1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2003
2004
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Coal River Watershed
Future Technology
Inclusion of:
– Topology
– Ground Cover
– Photography
– Hydrology
Determining:
– Relationships
– Causes
– Effects
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Future Impact
Through
– Application of known science
– Development of science where needed
– Communication
Societal Change for the Better!
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Your Input!
Questions?
Comments?
Suggestions?
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Potential Causes of Increased Flooding
Faster runoff
More intense storms
More development in floodways
More sediment load on streams
More floating debris in floodways
More inadequate bridges
Rock and soil slides
Logjams in headwaters
And likely many more!
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