Major Storm and Flood Event Best Management Practices Resource List
On this page:
Federal Resources
- Fifth National Climate Assessment
- Climate Data Services:
EPA
- Tools to Enhance Resiliency in the NPDES Program
- EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United State
- Locating and Selecting Scenarios Online (LASSO)
- EPA Dynamically Downscaled Ensemble (EDDE)
- Storm Surge Inundation Map
- Climate Scenarios Projection Map
- Streamflow Projections Map
- Snowpack Change Map
- HAWQS (Hydrologic and Water Quality System)
- SWMM (Storm Water Management Model)
- National Stormwater Calculator
- Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT)
- Climate Change: Resilience and Adaptation in New England (RAINE)
- Being Prepared for Climate Change: Checklists of Potential Climate Change Risks (pdf)
- Being Prepared for Climate Change: A Workbook for Developing Risk-Based Adaptation Plans (pdf)
- Flood Resilience: A Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities (pdf)
- Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas (pdf)
FEMA
- Storm Surge Inundation Map
- Climate Scenarios Projection Map
- Streamflow Projections Map
- Snowpack Change Map
- National Risk Index
The National Risk Index (NRI) is a new online resource from FEMA that analyzes risk factors for 18 natural hazards by defining risk as the product of expected annual loss (EAL), social vulnerability and community resilience. - Preliminary Flood Hazard Data
Preliminary flood hazard data provide the public an early look at the projected risk to flood hazards. Preliminary data may include: new or revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, and FIRM Databases. - National Flood Hazard Layer
National Flood Hazard Layer is a geospatial database made from effective flood maps and Letters of Map Change (LOMC). - Hazus
Hazus is a nationally available methodology that models potential losses from earthquakes/tsunamis, floods and hurricanes. Hazus uses GIS technology to estimate physical, economic and social impacts of these hazards.
NOAA
- National Precipitation Frequency Standard
- Storm Event Database
Events listed in this database include: The occurrence of storms and other significant weather phenomena having sufficient intensity to cause loss of life, injuries, significant property damage, and/or disruption to commerce; rare, unusual, weather phenomena that generate media attention; and other significant meteorological events that occur in connection with another event.
NASA
USGS
State Resources
Mass EOEEA
Mass CZM
Mass DPH