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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SElDIIONE <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />1.4 SCOPE OF WORK <br /> <br />In order to summarize the flooding which occurred in the State during 2001, several tasks were <br />undertaken: <br /> <br />. Collect existing information-Appropriate Local, State and Federal agencies as well as <br />private citizens were contacted in order to obtain the necessary data for this study, Data <br />included precipitation amounts, geographic extent of the flood events, reports of estimated <br />flood damages, stream gauge data, photographs, and any other available reports/information. <br /> <br />. Summarize and inventory collected information-Databases and files were set-up to <br />organize the collected data. <br /> <br />. Evaluate data and develop new information-The data collected was evaluated and <br />estimates were made for the frequency of the flooding/precipitation events, <br /> <br />. Produce final report-This report summarizes the above information and the results of the <br />evaluations undertaken, <br /> <br />1.5 2001 FLOOD EVENTS SUMMARY <br /> <br />The floods reported in 2001 generally resulted from localized rainstorms consisting of short <br />duration, high intensity cloudbursts, No major flooding statewide was reported, and, in general, <br />2001 was a relatively light flood year. Apparent damages include, but are not limited to, street <br />flooding, basement flooding, damage to vehicles, mud/debris accumulation, and other nuisance- <br />type damages, None of the affected communities have received a State or Federal disaster <br />declaration as a result of the flooding conditions, <br /> <br />The week between September 9 and September 17, 2001 appears to contain the greatest number <br />of events including 3 of the 7 floods investigated within the State. <br /> <br />URS <br /> <br />T.\PROJECTS\G840188ILCWCBJlOOO_DOC_RPTSISUB_00I0.O_PROJ_OEU\I\RS'OII'l'I'lNAl RfPORT.l.00c\20-MAR'()z\ 1-2 <br />