When historic flooding devastated the town of Waverly, Tennessee, the loss was deeply personal and the warning came too late. More than 500 homes were impacted. Entire families, like Amanda Maples’ and her parents’, barely made it out. In this film produced for Stantec and BBC StoryWorks, we explore how new tools are giving communities a chance to be ready next time.

At the center is Flood Predictor, a machine learning platform trained on tens of thousands of hours of engineering data, designed to show flood risk in real-time. With input from Stantec leaders like Jeff Albee and Kent Archer, and emotional context from Amanda’s first-hand account, the film illustrates how data, design, and local voices can work together to build more resilient futures.

As part of Goodfellow’s work in climate resilience and engineering video production, this piece reflects our commitment to cinematic, human-centered storytelling that makes innovation feel real and underscores what’s at stake when we get it right.