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<br />GJJ4'j9 <br /> <br />The Denver F2-P2 performed very accurately for these storms, in <br />fact, well above national flash flood standards. Accurate basin rainfall <br />intensity and durations were predicted. The overall basin patterns were <br />not recorded. It is believed that very reliable output would have been <br />achieved had these forecasts been inputed into hydrologic basin models. <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />"When it matters, before the fact" - flash floods must be forecast <br />before they happen to insure adequate protection of the public. <br />Meteorology as practiced in the private sector can make an accurate <br />contribution to flash flood prediction. A symbiotic union of <br />meteorology and hydrology into a true hydro-meteorology effort is very <br />possible. Attempts to "engineer" out the meteorological contributions <br />to flash flood prediction and warning we believe will be doomed. to <br />failure because of the speed at which flash floods occur. <br /> <br />The Denver F2-P2 is fostering the healthy growth of hydrometeorology <br />and the results have been very successful. Urban Drainage & Flood <br />Control District is unique in its sponsorship of this union and should <br />be supported. Meteorologists, hydrologists and engineers contributing <br />to the Denver F2-P2 are learning to work together to the pub1 ic' s <br />benefit. Continued efforts with the F2-P2 should lead to continued <br />breakthroughs in flash flood prediction. Now if we could only agree on <br />the definition of a flash flood. <br /> <br />-16- <br />