Rain that arrivesall at once.
Floodplain, drainage and stormwater engineering for projects across Texas, by a professional engineer licensed in the state.
Fast water,fast growth.
Texas floods fast.
Intense rainfall, thin soils and steep creeks turn storms into flash floods, and much of the state’s growth is happening right where that water goes.
The standards keep moving too. NOAA’s Atlas 14 raised design rainfall across much of Texas when it was published in 2018. NOAA Atlas 15, which accounts for changing climate, has preliminary estimates out for peer review, with publication planned for 2027. Regional flood planning under the Texas Water Development Board shapes where projects get funded.
Most of the rainin a few hours.
Texas design storms concentrate intensity into a short burst. That burst is what culverts, channels and ponds have to handle.