Download or read book Use and Benefits of the National Weather Service River and Flood Forecasts written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflects more current U.S. disaster statistics and provides a breakdown of these statistics by geographic region, thus giving decision-makers a fiscally-sound basis for setting priorities and proceeding with a planned nationwide implementation of the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS).