Storm Total Precipitation
Shows how much rain has fallen since the onset of precipitation.
Features:
A color image of an estimate of how much rain has fallen since the onset of precipitation
Generated in precipitation mode only (until one hour after precipitation ends)
Precipitation within 230km of the radar antenna
16 levels of rainfall accumulation in a sliding scale up to 15 inches
230km effective range of the radar scan
2km x 2km data resolution
Benefits:
Shows area of greatest accumulated precipitation
Maximum accumulation noted on the legend
Times of onset and data cutoff noted in legend
Data can be overlaid onto river and stream base maps
Key Beneficiaries:
Hydrologists
Emergency planners
Operational meteorologists
Agri-meteorologists
Applications:
Flash flood potential
Soil moisture modeling