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Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Impact-based Decision Support to Reservoir Operators for
Extreme Climate Events
16th Annual CPASW May 22-24, 2018 NDSU Fargo, ND
Steve Buan & Brian Connelly NWS North Central River Forecast Center
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Island Lake Reservoir
Lake Superior
Minnesota
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
U.S. Drought Monitor
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
U.S. Drought Monitor
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Island Lake Gate Structure June 2003
~6 feet
Reservoir dynamic range = 11 feet
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Historical Pond Levels
2003 2010 2002
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
IDSS Delivery Mechanism
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
www.mnpower.com/Environment/WaterTable
15 year decision history
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Wisconsin River Forecast Collaboration During Extreme
Events
Brian Connelly Senior Hydrologist
NWS North Central River Forecast Center [email protected]
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Wisconsin River Basin
• Drainage area ~ 12,000 sq mi • More than 57 storage reservoirs
and hydroelectric dams • 11 Operating organizations • 17 NWS river forecast points
Since 2010 collaborative forecast process involving dam operators and the NWS
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Wisconsin River Profile
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Example: March, 2016
2”-4” of rain fell over much of the Wisconsin River Basin March 16-17, 2016 The winter snow pack melted off about a week prior.
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Petenwell Reservoir
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Castle Rock Reservoir
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
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Portage Hydrograph
Crest reduced 1.5 ft from 21.1 ft to 19.6 ft Impacts avoided • Numerous flooded roads
and highways • Homes flooded
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Collaboration Plots
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Enhancements
• All plots now available automatically all the time on public website
• Additional simulations based on 95% and 5% exceedance probability QPF
• Developing a Story Map interface
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
QUESTIONS?
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National Weather Service
North Central River Forecast Center Chanhassen, MN