A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of the area say it's unlike anything they've seen in the river before.

Several historic and deadly flash flooding events have occurred in the U.S. just within the month of July alone. Experts talk about what factors are increasing the risks.

Out of all of South Carolina's regions, only one is vulnerable to the type of catastrophic flash river flooding that hit Texas July 4: The Upstate.

One family in Texas calls Colorado their second home, and they were swept away in floodwaters earlier this month. FOX31's Talya Cunningham discusses the loss and tragedy that befell their family.

By all accounts, forecasters provided adequate warning — the problem was communicating the danger to residents.

As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster requests going into the Gulf of Mexico's hurricane season.

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, the maps may underestimate their risk because of a reliance on historic data and outdated risk assessments.