| Client:
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USAID, National Weather Service |
| Region:
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Central America
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| Period:
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2000 – 2004
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Hurricane Mitch was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since 1780, producing extreme flooding, catastrophic landslides, and the death of an estimated 9,000 people. Under funding from USAID’s Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction Program, Riverside Technology, inc. (RTi) worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Northrup Grumman, and Sutron to develop and implement a real-time flood forecasting system for Honduras’ Río Choluteca. The project included
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Streamflow Forecasting Plot output
from RiverTrak® Forecaster
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installation of a real-time data collection network, establishment of communications for data transmission, and implementation of software for flood forecasting. RTi was responsible for hydrometeorological data analysis, hydrologic model calibration, network design, and forecast software implementation. Phase I of the project focused on gage installation and implementation of RTi’s RiverTrak® Forecaster software to forecast the Río Choluteca River above the capitol city of Tegucigalpa. Phase II of the project added real-time flood mapping capability for Tegucigalpa and extended the implementation of the forecast system to the city of Choluteca on the lower Río Choluteca. In addition, RTi installed instrumentation in the Río Aguan in northern Honduras to support the implementation of RiverTrak® Forecaster on that basin. RTi continues to support and maintain the RiverTrak® System in all areas of implementation in Honduras.
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