2D Hydraulic Modeling in Support of Nebraska’s Real-time Flood Forecasting Map
Presented by: Matt McConville and Creighton Omer
Lunch will be served at 11:45am
Presentation will begin at noon
This meeting will be In-Person with a Virtual Option
This meeting will be held at the Scott Conference Center (6450 Pine Street in Aksarben). Free Parking in Lot 9 across street (Figure included below). Please submit any unique diet requests a week in advance.
A virtual Teams Option will also be available. Virtual meeting log-in information will be sent out the Monday prior to the club meeting.
Presentation Details
Presenters:
Matt McConville, PE
Creighton Omer, PE, CFM
Matt McConville received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering and has been practicing in the field of water resources at HDR for over 20 years. He has a wide range of experience, including site drainage analysis, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of large watersheds, bridge scour analysis and hydraulic design, and floodplain analysis and permitting. Matt serves numerous private, local, state, and federal clients on projects in Nebraska, Iowa, and beyond. He is a licensed professional engineer in Nebraska.
While Matt and Creighton are not twins, everything said above applies to Creighton as well. Additionally, Matt and Creighton were both born in Iowa, stand at 5’ 6” (or perhaps team roster height 5’ 7”), and have four children!
Presentation:
HDR collaborated with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources to help State and Local officials, as well as the private citizens of Nebraska, prepare for the next disaster. The 2019 flooding event exposed difficulties faced by community officials and emergency managers to inform the public of flooding threats along numerous streams and rivers throughout Nebraska. HDR developed 2D hydraulic models to produce floodplain inundation boundaries benefitting 54 communities throughout the State. The floodplain layers have been incorporated into a real-time web interface to provide a one-stop platform for emergency managers, community leaders, and the public to view pre-calculated flood inundation boundaries at gage sites, in real time. For each gage location, inundation boundaries are available at half foot stage intervals, as well as current and forecasted stages provided by the National Weather Service.
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