[Tagging] Flood prone areas

[Bill Ricker]

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 1:29 AM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The majority of seasonal flooding (wet season) effects northern areas
> of Australia which has generally low population, the majority of
> flooding that effect most people is due to storms or cyclones and
> other irregular events.

We get all varieties in New England (US) - Thunderstorm gully-washers,
Cyclones (Hurricanes), winter-storm-lashed ocean (Nor'easter), spring
tide, backed up storm sewers, spring melt, rain-on-snow fast melt, ice
jam, and dam break. Only one we're missing is the ash lahar, but US
RT-1 was closed near here due to mudslide recently.

A Tag for 'if a road is gonna flood, this one gets it' would be useful
in my other volunteer activity of storm spotter for the weather
service, to make places-to-check maps.
e.g. Morrisey Blvd sits on a foundation of sand and sinks below its
storm drains, at most a mere foot above the MAAT Max Astronomical
Tide,
http://osm.org/go/ZfIu2Ic3?layers=0B00FTF
and will pool rainwater between storms.

-- 
Bill
n1vux at arrl.net bill.n1vux at gmail.com