Flood risk is exacerbated by the area’s geography and aging infrastructure. Like many other towns at risk, most of Nogales was built on a floodplain because that was the flattest spot, Sanchez said.

Flood survivor Bud Bolton, a resident of Hunt, Texas, says the aid has been painfully slow, and in some cases, nonexistent. “The state and county are helping us none,” Bolton told CNN.

The 3,722 flash flood warnings that occurred between Jan. 1 and July 30 are a record high for the time period going back to 1986.

Existing flood warnings can be confusing, says Joseph Trujillo-Falcón, a professor in the department of climate, meteorology, and atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Flood predictions could worsen when Trump’s cuts take hold Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the Texas catastrophe. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s ...

A Mother of Five Survived the Flood to Return to a Cabin in Ruins Jacque White and her five children escaped the rising waters of the Guadalupe River just in time. Now they have to rebuild.

After deadly flood waters surged through Central Texas, state lawmakers have signaled they are ready to spend more on sirens. “We need sirens and if the state has to pay for them we'll pay for them.

A vehicle is typically the second most valuable possession for many people, after their home. And whether it's a car, truck or SUV, vehicles can sustain considerable damage in a flood.

Politics & Policy First Came the Flood. Then Came the Influencers. After the July 4 disaster, independent content creators arrived in the Hill Country alongside news reporters, marking an uneasy ...

On Thursday, a video of a massive flood raging near Amen Corner went viral on social media. Although the 2026 Masters is so far away, the last thing people want is for Augusta National to suffer ...

Philip Bedient, director of Rice University's SSPEED Center, which focuses on severe storm prediction and evacuation, said the "lowest hanging fruit is to get a unified flood warning type system ...

The new design is based on flood levels that are possible in the 2050s as the sea level rises. [Photo: Battery Park City Authority] The floodwall will connect to other projects to the north and south.