Developing an integrated predictive capability for extreme rainfall and inundation

The project will build on case studies undertaken in the related Improving predictions and warnings for flash flooding project examining flash flood events. The key aims are to:

• improve predictions of the timing, location and intensity of extreme rainfall, particularly rainfall that occurs over short-timescales of several hours or less
• better identify locations at risk of quick-onset flooding (including flash flooding) and inundation
• quantify uncertainty in extreme rain and inundation predictions on these timescales
• effectively communicate risk to emergency management practitioners and the public.