There is an organization sponsored by Colorado State University called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS. It consists of thousands of volunteers across the Country that report rainfall at their station every day. These data have proven to be very valuable with regard to predicting flash floods. Instead of only one or two reporting sites in a county, usually at a local air port, there may be dozens with the addition of these volunteers. The additional data gives forecasters a much better picture of when and where flash floods may occur. One can go to their website and obtain a bunch of very interesting and possibly valuable information regarding precipitation in any part of the USA and parts of Canada.
There is an organization sponsored by Colorado State University called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS. It consists of thousands of volunteers across the Country that report rainfall at their station every day. These data have proven to be very valuable with regard to predicting flash floods. Instead of only one or two reporting sites in a county, usually at a local air port, there may be dozens with the addition of these volunteers. The additional data gives forecasters a much better picture of when and where flash floods may occur. One can go to their website and obtain a bunch of very interesting and possibly valuable information regarding precipitation in any part of the USA and parts of Canada.