S8: Episode: 146 - When Rain Becomes a Flood - Jeff Lindner

S8: Episode: 146 - When Rain Becomes a Flood - Jeff Lindner

Author: National Tropical Weather Conference August 12, 2026 Duration: 34:54
Harris County meteorologist Jeff Lindner explains why predicting rainfall is only part of the challenge—and how new forecasting tools, hydrology and lessons from historic floods are changing the way we understand risk. Jeff Lindner joins Hurricane Center Live for a wide-ranging conversation about tropical weather, extreme rainfall and the rapidly changing science of flood forecasting. Lindner is a meteorologist with the Harris County Flood Control District, where rainfall forecasts have to be...

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