Post Flood Report March/April 1987.

Abstract

During a one-week period beginning at the end of March 1987, a pair of intense rainstorms hit most of New England, causing major flooding in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. These two storms, augmented by snowmelt in the mountains and northern areas, resulted in the most widespread flooding in about 50 years. The storms created two separate and significant flood peaks, especially in southern and central regions. Rainfall maps for each event and for the total period are shown in exhibits 1, 2, and 3; rainfall amounts at Corps reservoirs are indicated on exhibit 4. Additional information on antecedent hydrologic conditions is summarized in exhibit 5, which is a Situation Bulletin prepared by RCC, as of 25 March 1987.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA194142

Entities

Organizations

  • New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Channel Capacity
  • Classification
  • Connecticut River
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Elevation
  • Engineers
  • Evacuation
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Floods
  • New England
  • New Hampshire
  • Precipitation
  • River Flooding
  • Snow Cover

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Seismology