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<br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />OQJ~75 <br /> <br />PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND OPERATING <br />A FLASH FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM <br /> <br />Don Van Wie <br /> <br />Systems Concepts of Colorado, Inc <br /> <br />I. Introduction <br /> <br />II. Components of a Flash Flood Warning System, <br /> <br />I DETECTION I, <br /> <br />>- <br /> <br /> <br />WARN BiG <br /> <br />A. Decision making is the central element ofa warning system. <br /> <br />B. The detection, system is a technically s~phisticated tool <br />the decision maker's use. The detectil1n system may include: <br />rain gages' ' <br />) stream gages <br />. weather predict,ioils' <br />, wn~e""sheil" models ., U <br />radar <br />other decision ~ids <br /> <br />for <br /> <br />C. The warning process results from actions of the decision maker. <br />Warning may, use advanced hardware' such as: <br />sirens with remotely operated PA systems <br />"citizen alert" radio's <br />cable tv interrupts <br />broadcast media <br />automatic telephone dialing <br /> <br />D. The key point is that Detection and Warning Systems are simply <br />tools to support the activities of the person charged with making <br />a decision for the safety of the public during a potential flash <br />flood event. The system'must be designed with this in mind. <br />