Available cases

Here the currently available testcases are listed. The pySTEPS-BE nowcast data is available on request by sending an email to michiel.vanginderachter at meteo.be.

28 - 30 June 2021

Meteorological/Hydrological conditions

Heavy localized rainfall over (South-)Limburg and the Ardennes with high water and floods of the Geul and peak discharge of the Vesdre.

Radar images between 2021-06-28 and 2021-07-01.

Data

A pySTEPS-BE 6h-nowcast is available every 2 hours between 2021-06-28 14:05 UTC and 2021-06-30 18:05 UTC (included). Only the nowcast for 2021-06-30 10:05 UTC is missing due to unavailable radar data.

13 - 16 July 2021

Meteorological/Hydrological conditions

Heavy larg-scale, slow-moving rainfall causing extreme precipitation amounts (‘water bomb’) over East Belgium (also parts of The Netherlands (Limburg) and Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz, Nordreihn-Westfalen)). This resulted in floods in Luik, Namen, Henegouwen, Limburg, Waals- and Vlaams-Brabant. These floods lead to a total of 240 casulties and caused over 38 billion Euro worth of damage.

Radar images between 2021-07-13 and 2021-07-16.

Data

A pySTEPS-BE 6h-nowcast is available every 2 hours between 2021-07-13 14:05 UTC and 2021-07-16 12:05 UTC (included).