from friends, and people were freaking out. they re like what s going on what do we do? reporter: today they surveyed the damage the water came up to here at any point did you start to get scared? oh, yeah, yeah. we got scared. we wondered about the foundation and if this house is built in 1927 reporter: like so many in this community, she had no flood insurance. maplewood hasn t seen a flood like this in decades. just a few days ago, what was a hurricane along the gulf coast the eye wall of hurricane ida is now approaching new orleans, and we are feeling those hurricane gusts somewhere around 85 miles per hour reporter: its remnants bringing extreme weather to places that are not used to it warming atmosphere is going to make heatwaves hotter it s making wildfire seasons longer, and it s making these flooding events more extreme. reporter: the question tonight, can cities be better prepared some new york city subways closed down again due to rushing water. it seems t