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Home My WebLink AboutRain Gauge Network Plan 1990Approved by FLASH FLOOD WATCH RAIN GAUGE NETWORK PLAN FOR BRYAN, COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY, AND TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY Prepared by JERIDAN STRONG Brazos County Emergency Management /Civil Defense February, 1990 ,, Jake Canglose, Coordinator j' Brazos County Etfiergency Management /Civil Defense Date LEGAL I CITY/COI ATTORNEY 1 COUNTY DISASTER EMERGENCY SERVICES OFFICE I BRAZOS COUNTY • BRYAN • COLLEGE STATION DISASTER EMERGENCY PLANNING ORGANIZATION L -- DISASTER EMERGENCY COUNCIL COUNTY JUDGE BRYAN MAYOR COLLEGE STATION MAYOR DISASTER DIRECTORS STAFF COUNTY DIRECTOR BRYAN CITY MANAGER /DIRECTOR COLLEGE STATION CITY MANAGER /DIRECTOR TAMU DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS MANPOWER RADIOLOGICAL RACES Texas Employment DEFENSE Shelter Service Monitors Citizen Band Volunteers Fixed Conmerclal 1 MILITARY LIAISON I MOBDES EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION (EBS) ►-- 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE & HEALTH, PUBLIC WORKS TORNADO PUBLIC FALLOUT DAMAGE WELFARE WARNING RESCUE MEDICAL & WARNING SHELTERS ASSESSMENT MORTUARY Brazos County & Red Cross Sheriff Fire Chiefs Bryan METEOROLOGY (Evacuee Brazos County Natural Police Chiefs Bryan, City- County College Sta. SERVICES Shelter) Bryan, Disaster Bryan, College Sta. Health Office College Station Shelter TAMU 6 College Station TAMU - TAMU Feeding EDUCATION and TRAINING Bryan Public Schools College Station Public Schools I. PURPOSE FLASH FLOOD WATCH RAIN GAUGE NETWORK PLAN BRAZOS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NOAA, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, keeps a round- the - clock, round - the - calendar watch on the Nation's rivers. Through its National Weather Service, NOAA maintains a special river and rainfall reporting network, and continually analyzes river and rainfall data to provide river forecasts and flood warnings. The flood warning service is an integral part of NOAA's environmental monitoring and prediction program, which provides timely warnings of atmospheric hazards like hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms, and of earth- quake- generated seismic sea waves. As with the other warning services, National Weather Service flood warnings offer time-- - time to evacuate low -lying areas, time to move property and livestock to higher ground, time to take necessary emergency action. This service saves many millions of dollars in flood losses annually -- -and an untold numberof lives. The National Weather Service Office at Waco, Texas and the Brazos County Emergency Management Office have established a cooperative rain gauge network in Brazos County to monitor local rainfall rates for the purpose of collecting rainfall data to be used to assist in determining the need for issuing flash flood watches and warnings. The cooperative observers listed have agreed to assist in collecting and reporting data. II. PROCEDURES A. RECORDING: Each station will record data on WS FORM E -16 and retain. B. TELEPHONE REPORTING: A central 24 -hour telephone reporting station is established at: Brazos County Sheriff's Office Brazos County Courthouse Each cooperative observer will report rainfall information to the Central Reporting Station at Telephone Number: 361 -4100 C. CONDITIONS REQUIRING REPORTING: 1. If you have received 0.5" or more of rainfall during the past 24 hours, please report this to the Sheriff's Office by 8 :30 a.m. if at all possible. (Telephone Number 361- 4100). Give your Station Identification Number and rainfall amount. 2. If you observe ONE INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL IN A ONE -HOUR PERIOD, immediately call this in to the Sheriff's Office. (Telephone Number 361- 4100). Give your Station Identification Number and rain- fall amount. D. PROCEDURES FOR RAIN GAUGE NETWORK CENTRAL REPORTING POINT (SHERIFF'S OFFICE): 1. Calls received reporting rainfall data will be logged on Brazos County Civil Defense Rain Gauge Network Rain Data Form provided. 2. Obtain Station ID# from person reporting and record in Column Two (2) of form and then record the Amount of Rainfall in Column Four (4) of the form. Rainfall amounts will be given in inches, 10ths of inches, and 100ths of inches. Example: 1.12 inches. 3. Only one log sheet will be required for each date that rainfall is reported. The date should be entered in the space provided in the upper right -hand corner of the form. 4. If a station calls in reporting ONE INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR, the amount should be logged on the form and Jake Canglose should be informed immedi- ately (Tel. Nos. 846 -7428 or 846- 9049). National Weather Service should also be informed immedi- ately (Tel. No. 1- 800 - 792 - 3601). 5. The National Weather Service, Waco, Texas will call to check daily amounts of rainfall when we have had extensive rains in order for them to decide to issue flash flood warnings. E. OTHER INFORMATION: More detailed information about procedures can be found in Annex A. III. IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF REPORTERS The list of Rainfall Reporters, their identification numbers, addresses, and telephone numbers can be found in Annex B. A map of their locations in Brazos County can be found in Annex C. READING GAUGE WHEN: Ideally, daily between 7:00 & 7:30 a.m. and anytime 1.00" or more of rain falls in a one -hour period. But we do not expect anyone to be perfect, so if you are a few hours off or miss a day now and then, we understand. However, if you are to be gone on an extended stay, please teach a family member or nearby neighbor to fill in for you. HOW: Readings are made at the top of the water level on the scale of the small inside tube. Remember, this small tube will hold only 1.00" of rain. Any rainfall in excess of 1.00" will overflow into the large outer tube. If overflowing occurs you should: 1.) remove the small tube and empty it on the ground...that's 1.00 "; 2.) hold the small tube near the top and with that same hand hold the funnel with its base stuck into the small tube; 3.) with your other hand lift the large outer tube from its bracket and slowly pour its con- tents into the funnel until either the small tube is again filled... that's 2.00 ", or the large tube is empty. Your reading will be the total of all measurements until both tubes are empty. BRAZOS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOPERATIVE FLASH FLOOD WATCH RAIN GAUGE NETWORK RECORDING READINGS Record every 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. reading on Form E -16 in the column labeled "24 -hour amounts" of rainfall on the line corresponding to the day's date. This reading is the total rainfall during the previous 24 hours. If a heavy rain had occurred, for example, on Monday after- noon and you had read and emptied the gauge, be sure to include that amount in the 24 -hour total on Tuesday morning. Along the right side of the Form E -16, there is a column titled "Remarks" (Special Observa- tions) which could be used to keep a record of extra readings taken for heavy rain...1.00" or more an hour. REPORTING READINGS If 1.) your 7 :00 - 7:30 a.m. gauge reading is .50" or more, or 2.) if 1.00" or more falls in a one -hour period, telephone your reading to the Brazos County Sheriff's Office, telephone 361 -4100. FORMS Please retain the original of your Form E -16 for future reference. ANNEX A STATION ID 1 DPPT2 2 BNYT2 3 BFST2 4 KTAT2 5 BYYT2 6 BFTT2 7 BAET2 8 CSFT2 10 CSWT2 12 CSET2 14 BYET2 15 CFST2 16 WLBT2 17 BNAT2 18 BRWT2 19 MICT2 20 BYBT2 OBSERVER Dansby Power Plant (Mr. Lacy Blair) Bryan Cen. Fire Sta. Bryan #2 Fire Sta. KTAM /KORA (Andy Birmingham) Bryan #3 Fire Sta. KBTX -TV Weather Dept. (Bruce Thomas) College Station Cen. Fire Station Millie Parrack Duncan Covington Theodore Wylie(Ted) College Station #2 Fire Station Billy Junek Mrs. O.L. Pate Alvin R. Phelps Glen Chervenka 21 BYHT2 Edgar (Jack) Irick UNOFFICIAL OBSERVERS ADDRESS P. 0. Box 1000 Bryan, Texas 77805 801 N. Bryan St. Bryan, Tx. 77801 2813 Cavitt Ave. Bryan, Tx. 77801 1240 Villa Maria Bryan, Tx. 77801 3211 Briarcrest Dr. 361 -3672 Bryan, Tx. 77801 4141 E. 29th St. Bryan, Texas 77801 1101 Texas Ave. Coll. Sta., Tx.77840 Rt. 5, Box 1224 Coll. Sta., Tx :77840 1810 Hondo Coll. Sta., Tx.77840 17 Sara Lane Coll. Sta., Tx.77840 2100 Rio Grande Coll. Sta., Tx.77840 P. 0. Box 173 Wellborn, Tx. 77881 Rt. 2, Box 265 Bryan, Tx. 77803 Rt. 5, Box 599 Bryan, Tx. 77803 Rt. 2, Box 349 Bryan, Tx. 77803 Rt. 2, Box 219 Bryan, Texas 77803 ANNEX B 5 -31 -89 TELEPHONE 361 -3740, 3741 361 -3670 361 -3671 776 -1240 846 -7777 846 -7770 764 -3780 846 -2785 693 -8000 776 -8009 764 -3715 690 -0501 (H) 690 -0111 (W) 589 -2614 822 -0885 (H) 779 -7770 (W) (Ext. 35 8) 589 -2070 589 -2237 f 4. - 4 - I BRAZOS COUNTY RAIN GAUGE NETWORK Observer • 1 • 4- 1. Dansby Power Plt. 2. Bryan Central Fire Station 3. Bryan #2 Fire Station 4. KTAM /KORA 5. 6. Bryan #3 Fire Station 7. KBTX -TV Weather 8. College Station Central Fire Ste. 10. Millie Parrack 12. Duncan Covington 14. Theodore Wylie 15. College Station #2 Fire Station 16. Billy Junek 17. Mrs. O.L. Pate 18. Alvin R. Phelps 19. 20. Glen Chervenka 21. Jack Irick 4. • • a • Phone 361 -3740 361 -3670 361 -3671 776 -1240 361 -3672 846 -7777 764 -3780 846 -2785 693 -8000 776 -8009 764 -3715 690 -0501 589 -2614 822 -0885 589 -2070 589 -2237 • �. Station DPPT2 BNYT2 BFST2 KTAT2 BYYT2 BFTT2 BAET2 CSFT2 CSWT2 CSET2 BYET2 CFST2 WLBT2 BNAT2 BRWT2 MICT2 BYBT2 BYHT2 0 0 • + • ANNEX C a I = . • • 4 J K+{k --1H;: ;')I to-' . c f o 1 /1 s a