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Despite considerable advances in flood forecasting during recent decades,
state-of-the-art, operational flood early warning systems (FEWS) need to be equipped with near-real-time inundation and impact forecasts and their associated uncertainties. High-resolution, impact-based flood forecasts provide insightful information for better-informed decisions and tailored emergency
actions. Valuable information can now be provided to local authorities
for risk-based decision-making by utilising high-resolution lead-timemaps and potential impacts to buildings and infrastructures. Here, we demonstrate a comprehensive flood lain inundation hindcast of the 2021 European Summer Flood illustrating these possibilities for better disaster preparedness, offering
a 17-hour lead time for informed and advisable actions.
