Northumberland develops FloodAI for six flash-flood catchments

Northumberland describes an alpha-stage flood-forecasting service for six catchments. No issued warning or avoided flood impact is reported.

AI system

System

FloodAI machine-learning flood-forecasting service

Model

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Release

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Application developer

Northumbria University with project partners

Role

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Configuration

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Inputs and outputs

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Autonomy

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Workflow

The project covers six catchments and combines university research with council, Arup, Isle Utilities, and Environment Agency participation. Training sources include Met Office, Environment Agency, and hydrological-model data.

Human oversight

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Relation to AI

Machine-learning models combine environmental and hydrological data to support flash-flood forecasting. At publication, the service was at alpha stage. No warning, response, or avoided harm is attributed to operational use.

AI contribution

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Benefits

Outcome identifiers

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Benefit

Northumberland describes an alpha-stage flood-forecasting service for six catchments. No issued warning or avoided flood impact is reported.

Category

Reduced Risk

Status

Intended benefit

Beneficiary groups

Society. Organizations.

Beneficiaries

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Reach

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Distribution and access

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Duration

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Expected?

Yes

Costs and harms

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Measurement

Studies

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Study design

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Measurement

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Setting and sample

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Measures

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Comparison

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Results

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Additional value from AI

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Limitations

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Denominators

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Materials for replication

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Money

Kind of value

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Amount

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Currency and prices

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Period and unit

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Realization

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Recipients and payers

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Gross or net

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Included costs

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Comparison

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Method

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Return and payback

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People and places

Participants

Developer: Northumbria University with project partners. Operator: Northumberland County Council.

Jurisdictions

Benefit: United Kingdom.

Ownership and control

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Dependencies

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Cross-border connections

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Geopolitical implications

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Follow-up

Conditions for replication

The conditions needed to reproduce the benefit are unspecified.

Replication attempts

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Later findings

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Availability

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Institutional decision

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Grounds

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Action and result

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Success criterion

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Evidence

Source numbers

AIBD-0555-source-0001

Citations

Numbered references below.

Language

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Source relationships

Operator

Original evidence

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Access and versions

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Supported findings

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Evidence strength

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Missing evidence

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Grades

Assessed benefits

Society. Organizations.

Depth

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Reasons

Society: Improved flood resilience is the aim, but no warning or changed flood outcome is reported. Organizations: Improved forecasting is intended. Operational gains are unreported.

Observed or intended

Intended benefit

Rubric

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Assessor and date

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Alternative assessments

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Fill

The deployer's account

Entry details

Kind

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Field

Flood forecasting and resilience.

Purpose

Develop forecasts for flash-flood-prone catchments that lack suitable warning coverage.

Dates

Source published: 17 June 2025. Updated: 22 October 2026.

Stage

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Version

SHA-256: 589c36be629b…

References

Other identifiers

LGA AI case-study bank. LGA-019.

Category mappings

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Brief

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Revisions

1 revisions. Latest: 22 October 2026.

Sources

  1. Report Deployer

    Council or project account published in the Local Government Association AI case-study bank. The account provides no independent outcome evaluation.