Predicting Flash Floods with Weather Data

Good case Study from O'Reilly.   I like the use of weather data, which can be problematic.  Here converted to classification and thus prediction from embedded decision trees.      Could have used the idea in a long ago US stream and estuary model.

Random forests to save human lives
Flash flood prediction using machine learning has proven capable in the U.S. and Europe; we're now bringing it to East Africa. ..... " 

By Zachary Flamig and Race Clark February 28, 2017  .... "