Researchers at the AHWA Lab had the pleasure of participating in the AMS Annual Meeting 2026 in Houston, Texas. 

Our team contributed to multiple presentations and authored/co-authored several abstracts focused on operational forecasting tools, hydrologic modeling, flood prediction, and hydroinformatics innovations. In addition, we were honored to help organize a session under the Research-to-Operations (R2O) Conference. 

The meeting provided an excellent platform to showcase our latest work, engage with operational and research partners, and strengthen collaborations across the water prediction community. 

We are proud of our lab members for scientific contributions, and active participation in this premier gathering of the weather and water enterprise. 

List of contributions: 

Presentations: 

HYDRO Investigating Extreme Precipitation and Associated Cloud-Top Temperatures in Flash Flood Events over West Africa

HYDRO Reconstruction of Streamflow Forecast at Guadalupe River in Texas during the July 2025 Flood Event

R2O Assessing the Role of Satellite-Based Mesoscale Convective System Climatology for Enhancing Flash Flood Forecasts

Session: 

Joint Session J14 - Advancements in Flash Flood Modeling, Forecasting, and Communication: Integrating Prediction, Response, and Emerging Technologies I

Joint Session J15 - Advancements in Flash Flood Modeling, Forecasting, and Communication II and Lightning Research and Applications in the R2O-O2R Paradigm

Poster Session - Advancing Operational Water Prediction through Emerging Modeling and Data-Driven Technologies

Session 8B - Advancing Operational Water Prediction through Emerging Modeling and Data-Driven Technologies