In June,  we reported on a new analysis by First Street Foundation that found that as many as 14.6 million properties — nearly 70% more than are in FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Areas — may actually be at significant risk of flooding. The First Street Foundation’s data is broken down by zip code and anyone can look and see whether their home is prone to flooding.  Indeed, as we explained, FEMA’s flood data doesn’t account for many counties across the United States and in about 3,300 communities, the flood maps are more than 15 years old.  These old maps are out of date, particularly when climate change is factored in. In Houston, the First Street Foundation has gone one step farther and with the Houston Chronicle created “a powerful interactive tool that allows Houston Chronicle subscribers to see not only rainfall location and intensity, but real-time, continuously updated flooding alerts and street closures as storms sweep through the area.”  Flood information in real-time — BUT you have to subscribe to The Chronicle to get it.  The tool became available just a few weeks ago, just in time for Hurricane Laura.