Observed arrival · 2026-10-13
Houston Flood Watch, with a voice assistant
A Houston flood-watch prototype presents stream gauges, National Weather Service alerts, FEMA-listed shelters, and an English- and Spanish-language voice assistant.
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- Houston-area residents checking local flood conditions
- Worth noticing
- USGS readings are read about every 15 minutes but sent about hourly; locations more than 10 miles from a gauge show as unknown.
Field notes
Users can search an address, ZIP code, or place, select a gauge on the map, and compare readings with alerts; the page also lists shelters from FEMA's official list. Its stated data pipeline has an important lag: USGS readings are collected about every 15 minutes but sent about hourly, and locations more than 10 miles from a gauge return as unknown. The page says voice processing may be recorded by ElevenLabs.
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