O Obtain evidence of previous events, if available. O Obtain local ‘soft’ knowledge (interview council, local residents, etc.). O Consult local open access flood hazard maps (if readily available). O Consult local flood zoning information (if readily available).

However, because flood hazard can change dramatically over short distances, the exact geographical location of your project should be checked against pre-existing flood hazard information. The high-level information available in this tool may indicate the presence of flood hazard in your project area. Obtain pre-existing flood hazard information. It would be prudent to design projects in this area to be robust to river flood hazard in the long-term. The present hazard level may increase in the future due to the effects of climate change. In Alaska, high confidence in an increase in days of intense precipitation and the number of extreme rainfall events. In southeastern US, model projections are inconsistent in changes in rainfall. In northeast US, medium confidence in an increase in days of intense precipitation. Please note that these recommendations are generic and not project-specific.Ĭlimate change impacts: In western, central and eastern continental US, medium confidence in an increase in the number of extreme rainfall events.

The following is a list of recommendations that could be followed in different phases of the project to help reduce the risk to your project. Project planning decisions, project design, and construction methods must take into account the level of urban flood hazard. This means that there is a chance of more than 20% that potentially damaging and life-threatening urban floods occur in the coming 10 years. In the area you have selected (Tulsa) urban flood hazard is classified as medium based on modeled flood information currently available to this tool.

Tulsa flood maps