Consultant reports progress on flood-prediction model and sensor installations

Oct 13, 2026

Bailey Armstrong of Natural Resources Solutions reported that the flood-prediction model developed by Blackland is performing well with slight overestimation in recent events; county staff have installed multiple flood sensors and expect a public dashboard in coming months.

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Bailey Armstrong of Natural Resources Solutions briefed the court on the county's flood-monitoring project. She said Blackland has run simulations of recent rainfall events and that model outputs compared favorably with observed flooding, with a slight tendency to overestimate peak conditions. She told the court the team expects to make the model visible on a dashboard within a couple of months.

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