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Flash floods occur in small areas and in a short time after an extreme precipitation event - generally less than six hours. The intensity of the precipitation, the location and distribution of the precipitation, the land use and topography, soil type, etc. determine just how quickly Flash Flooding can occur. These types of floods are extremely dangerous and it is very important to pay special attention to their forecasting. Due to the complex nature of flash floods, in addition to the qualification and experience ...

Floods are one of the most devastating hazardous events often causing destruction of infrastructure and loss of lives. In order to mitigate negative flood impact a reliable hydrological forecast is of great importance. Thus using trustworthy information on the meteorological elements that mostly contribute to the occurrence of floods - precipitation and temperatures, is essential. Although the accuracy of the global forecasting models like ECMWF, GFS etc. has improved a lot, still sometimes there are extreme meteo...