Pluvial Flood Hazard in Urban Areas
Product Overview
The Pluvial Flood Hazard in Urban Areas product provides early warnings of potential flooding caused by intense rainfall, with a specific focus on densely populated and impermeable urban environments. It integrates information from the accumulated precipitation nowcasting forecast products to give flood warnings with a focus on urban areas.
Technical Details
Main hazard addressed:
Floods
Other related hazards:
Flash Floods
Type of Product:
Nowcasting, Observation
Data Type:
Raster map
Licensing:
Proprietary
February 11, 2015 Flood level
November 17, 2025 Flood level Graz area from COSPARIN
Available Implementations
Gauge-adjusted OPERA composites
Horizon:
4 hours
Spatial Resolution:
2 km
Time Resolution:
15 minutes
Coverage:
European
Update Every:
15 minutes
COSPARIN satellite observations
Horizon:
1 hour
Spatial Resolution:
0,045 deg
Time Resolution:
30 minutes
Coverage:
European, Mediterranean
Update Every:
30 minutes
Coverage: Array
Use Cases & Applications
Andalucía region (Spain), Attica region (Greece), Estepona, Lepe and Isla Cristina (Spain), Piraeus (Greece), Pozzuoli (Italy), Setúbal (Portugal)
Associated Models
- Flash Flood Early Warning System (FF-EWS)View Model
Express interest
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation under grant agreement No. 101121135. Additional funding is provided by the Swiss Government.