CASE STUDY Automatic weather stations part of IFLOWS flood warning system Case Study Summary Application Upgrade of ALERT flood warning system in Virginia Location Virginia Products Used CR200, CR200X, RF500M Contributors Ken Connor, MapTech Participating Organizations Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) Measured Parameters Precipitation, temperature, water- surface level In the late 1970s, the National Weather Service implemented the Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System (IFLOWS) throughout the Appalachian Region of eastern America. As an IFLOWS cooperator, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) has since developed an extensive network of gauging stations for the system using the ALERT communication protocol. After three decades of use, VDEM'

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