Sarah Kominek

From Interstate 70 closures in Missouri to golf-ball-sized hail in Salina, Kansas, a four-day severe weather outbreak overwhelmed roads, drainage systems and emergency responders across the region.

Camp Mystic won't reopen this summer following hearings on the Guadalupe River flood that killed more than 130 people and exposed critical gaps in Texas's flood warning infrastructure, gaps the state is now spending millions to fix.

Featuring examples from Houston and Buffalo, the discussion highlights scalable, practical flood-control technologies that improve infrastructure management, reduce risks, and save lives through smarter decision-making.

Residents affected by past floods call for urgent investment in stormwater infrastructure, emphasizing that current funding levels are insufficient to address the city's growing flood risks and aging systems.

MS4 permit requirements are pushing green infrastructure into mainstream stormwater planning. The engineering challenge is making it work alongside gray systems.

A tropical system is keeping flood watches active from Houston to Louisiana. Houston has already drawn down Lake Houston, after a Bandera County flood death and statewide emergency activations this week.

SwiftComply just acquired ComplianceGo. CEO Mick O'Dwyer tells Stormwater Solutions what the deal changes for customers and what he thinks stormwater compliance technology still hasn't figured out.

With more than a dozen lakes and a stretch of the Mississippi River running through downtown, Minneapolis's history of shaping its communities around water and stormwater decisions makes it the natural destination for StormCon 2026, Aug. 25-27.

The proposed bill increases inspection frequency, requires dam owners to register structures and demonstrate financial capacity for maintenance, addressing decades of underinvestment and recent flood challenges.

Texas flash flood emergencies hit Kerr and Uvalde counties overnight, with the Guadalupe River nearing last July's deadly crest levels. Gov. Abbott declared disaster in 59 counties as rescues continue across the Hill Country.