2024 Texas Workshop Registration is Live!

This 2-day interactive workshop will focus on developing skills and experience related to installing, repairing, and maintaining flood warning systems. Learn about maintaining tipping buckets, calibrating stage sensors, new technologies in the hydrologic warning industry, and more! We encourage both system operators and maintainers to attend this workshop to get a better understanding of what it takes to run a flood warning system.

Please visit our 2024 Conference page for more information.

Our vision is for all communities to effectively use hydrologic information and warnings to protect lives, property, and the environment.

Our mission is to provide education, training, and standards for the generation, delivery, and use of timely reliable hydrologic information.

Remembering Mark Heggli

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Mark Heggli, who left us on the 27th of September. Mark’s accomplishments as a Meteorologist and Hydrologist have been impactful in this field and he will be remembered for fulfilling a very distinguished career. He served as a Research Meteorologist for the United States Bureau of Reclamation from 1978 to 1988 and then worked for the California Department of Water Resources. From there, in 2002 Mark developed his own consulting company, Innovative Hydrology, Inc., where they have worked in over 40 countries on flood warning and hydrology projects. Additionally, he received the official President Award for his outstanding service as the AUG President from 1998 to 2000, during which he contributed greatly to the 2001 NHWC Conference and has made keynote presentations at past conferences. As we mourn this profound loss, we cherish the memories of the time we shared, and we will honor his contributions. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time.

About Us

The National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC), with membership across the United States and around the world, is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting emergency and environmental management officials by providing expert advice on the use of real-time, high quality hydrologic information from automated remote data systems, with the goals of protecting lives, property, and the environment.

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What is Hydrologic Warning?

The phrase "hydrologic warning" is not commonplace, but it has a broad, diverse meaning to those familiar with it.

Hydrologic Warning is the ability to warn of imminent danger to life, property, and the environment from hydrologic disasters through the use of automated remote data collection networks, modeling and analyses, and integrated hazard communication.

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Get Involved

If you have a desire to get involved in NHWC, please send an email to president@hydrologicwarning.org.

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Conferences and Trainings

NHWC Conferences are held on a biennial basis (every two years), alternating with the ALERT User's Group (AUG) Conference. They are loosely on a East - Central - West Rotation.

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Bexar County’s High Water Detection Systems Network

Bexar County's High Water Detection System developed a Request for Statements of Qualifications to provide Professional Services related to: Monitoring, Operations, Repair, Maintenance, and Installation. Interested vendors are encouraged to visit any of the sites listed on our dashboard to view the equipment currently utilized.