Below, zoom in on your part of the U.S. to see how much of your area would have flooded if it had a similar elevation. Note that the blue outline only shows flooding in New Orleans proper ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez According to Zillow, New Orleans tops the list of U.S. metro areas facing the highest flood ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans' recently installed real-time flood monitors were meant to serve as an early warning system, helping drivers and city officials avoid flooded streets during heavy rainstorms.

Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually ... morning is still 10 feet lower in elevation. At about 6:50 a.m., the ...