{"id":2982304,"date":"2026-09-25T11:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2982304"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:13:28","slug":"noaa-flood-inundation-prediction-maps-now-in-arcgis-living-atlas","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/public-safety\/noaa-flood-inundation-prediction-maps-now-in-arcgis-living-atlas","title":{"rendered":"NOAA flood inundation prediction maps now in ArcGIS Living Atlas"},"author":7841,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[776832,24371],"tags":[25501,23371,29681],"industry":[],"product":[36581],"class_list":["post-2982304","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emergency-management","category-public-safety","tag-flood","tag-hydrology","tag-noaa","product-arcgis-living-atlas"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":7841,"user_firstname":"Dan","user_lastname":"Pisut","nickname":"Dan Pisut","user_nicename":"dan-pisut","display_name":"Dan Pisut","user_email":"DPisut@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com","user_registered":"2018-04-16 21:24:57","user_description":"Dan leads development of ArcGIS Living Atlas environmental content, which includes information about Earth's land, ocean, atmosphere, climate, and ecosystems. 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NOAA\u2019s National Water Center has just completed expanding access to near real-time flood inundation map forecasts for\u00a0 nearly 100% of the United States population \u2013 a first of its kind, high resolution flood prediction service. In addition to broad public access through the National Weather Service,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0this information is also available through a special series of web layers built specifically for ArcGIS Living Atlas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2982689,"id":2982689,"title":"WolfRiver_Flooding_04172026","filename":"WolfRiver_Flooding_04172026-scaled.jpg","filesize":402273,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WolfRiver_Flooding_04172026-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/public-safety\/noaa-flood-inundation-prediction-maps-now-in-arcgis-living-atlas\/wolfriver_flooding_04172026","alt":"Wolf River flood map and aerial imagery","author":"7841","description":"","caption":"The Flood Inundation Map analysis for the Wolf River on April 17, 2026, along with drone imagery of Shiocton, Wisconsin. Click the image for more information on the event. 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First, the model analyzes the terrain to calculate how high every patch of ground sits relative to its nearest stream or riverbed. Next, the model estimates how much water will flow through those rivers during a storm, based on forecasts from the River Forecast Centers (RFCs) and the National Water Model (NWM), translating that volume into an expected water height. Finally, if the predicted river water rises higher than the surrounding ground&#8217;s relative elevation, the model marks that land as flooded.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picking the Right Layer for the Job<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Flood Inundation Map in Living Atlas comes in three flavors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=ef22d9e19465441c8726681b95215b50#overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NOAA Flood Inundation Map Analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: the current flood extent. Updating every hour, this layer displays which areas are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">likely flooded<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, along with current streamflow conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=97458bc6bf93433a91c8160ba3e74aaa#overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NOAA River Forecast Center 5-Day Flood Forecast:<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Many flood impacted areas in the United States are supported by RFCs, where expert hydrologists update the FIM with more recent river and stream gauge information. This layer updates every hour and should be used as the primary forecast map, where available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=3d639fdfba5947638bd32cadf45fb300#overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NOAA Flood Inundation Map 5-Day Maximum Forecast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: updating every six hours, this layer provides the maximum modeled flood information for the entire United States and should be used for areas not covered by an RFC forecast. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of the layers in Living Atlas is styled to work together as overlapping layers, which helps to identify which 5-day forecast should be used.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2982690,"id":2982690,"title":"FIM_Layers","filename":"FIM_Layers.gif","filesize":784602,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FIM_Layers.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/public-safety\/noaa-flood-inundation-prediction-maps-now-in-arcgis-living-atlas\/fim_layers","alt":"Animated GIF of the three flood map offerings","author":"7841","description":"","caption":"In the above image, we see an animation displaying the Analysis then RFC Forecast then 5-Day Maximum Forecast. 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