U-Flood Project Provides Near-Real Time Flood Mapping from Hurricane Harvey

Galveston-based Tailwind Labs and Marine Weather and Climate have launched the U-Flood Project to provide near real-time mapping of flooded streets during Hurricane Harvey. Link: www.u-flood.com

The project provides a crowdsourced mapping platform for the Houston metro area, as well as the I-45 corridor, Galveston, Beaumont/ Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Real-time mapping is crucial right now as first responders are still in rescue mode- trying to locate and save flood victims.

Here's how you can help:

1) Map it: Click on a city image and start mapping flooded streets. Even if you just map the street in front of your house, the collective effort of thousands of users will construct a near-real time map of current flooding!

2) Tell others: Tell everyone you know to use U-Flood on their phones or computers.

3) Donate: Please consider donating to this project on Patreon so we can keep expanding our resources as this catastrophe unfolds. We have a donate button on the bottom of the U-Flood homepage. Even a $10 gift will help so much!

Thank you!

-Hurricane Hal