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 ...

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 ...

Homebuyers exploring high-risk areas should research flood insurance, assess elevation levels ... also flags New Orleans as high-risk on its flood maps, but Zillow’s assessment goes a step ...