Coastal Flooding in a Digital Weather World with Matt Lanza | 6/24/2025 Tidal Flooding Talk

Matt Lanza, a Somers Point native, is the face of Space City Weather in the Houston, TX area (www.spacecityweather.com). On this week's TFT, he compares coastal flooding there to his native NJ. He discusses Houston’s geography, with intense rainfall and drainage issues, and his very own flood severity scale, revised with University of Houston. Lanza notes Galveston’s normalized flooding, unlike NJ’s, with storms like Harvey and Ike as benchmarks. He addresses rising Gulf Coast real estate prices, soaring insurance rates due to hailstorms, and concerns about land subsidence and sea level rise.Experience Tidal Flooding Talk every Tuesday at 7PM, America’s leading show on coastal flooding resilience. Hosted by the New Jersey Coastal Coalition, which formed after Superstorm Sandy in 2012, it empowers leaders with dynamic workshops. Visit njcoastalcoalition.com to learn more!