Metro launches interactive online tool to see extreme climate risk in your neighborhood [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has considered Davidson County to be at a relatively high risk for climate-driven disaster.

The damage from Helene in East Tennessee showed what’s possible. Metro Nashville created an online tool to prep for severe weather down to the street level.

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“We’ve all seen increased extreme weather events in terms of frequency, but also severity,” said Kendra Abkowitz, the senior director of sustainability & resilience with the Nashville Mayor’s Office.

Flooding, tornadoes, extreme heat, extreme cold — Tennessee has seen it all. To better prep for those events, Metro launched a storymap. It’s an online interactive tool where Nashvillians can see the damage extreme weather could cause down to the neighborhood.

Abkowitz’s team created the storymap so the public could easily learn more about risk.

“That’s really the main goal behind this story …