Hydrology Education

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Hydrology Education

Curious how hydrologists track rainfall patterns or monitor river levels? Want to learn more about what goes into river forecasts?

Hydrology is a complex science overlapping with many other sciences such as meteorology, geology, agronomy, and geography. Accurate river forecasts can't be made without accurate weather forecasts, for example. Learn more about the basics of hydrology such as the water cycle, monitoring current conditions, forecasting, and human impacts on hydrology, below.