Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood event in the U.S. in the past 25 years. The storm crashed into the Gulf Coast and caused devastating flooding when levees failed in New Orleans, where people had to be rescued by boat and helicopter from rooftops.

The devastation in Texas Hill Country isn't the first time Americans have mourned the victims of deadly floodwaters.

Recent Texas floods claimed lives, highlighting flood dangers in America. Kerr County faced heavy rain, causing river surges. The US has seen many floods. Hurricane Helene in 2024 caused many deaths.

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding.

Did Helene cause the deadliest flooding in NC history? Here's what we know about flood records in the state and across the nation.

The deluge in Texas last week ranks as one of the deadliest and costliest flash floods in US history, highlighting the mounting threat to communities that aren’t prepared for extreme rainfall.

The team deployed around 7 a.m. Friday from Corpus Christi, about 200 miles south of where the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, had risen from about 3 feet to nearly 30 feet. Floodwaters in the area had swept through and battered several youth camps on the river banks — including Camp Mystic, the summer camp where they were headed.

A Texas man described what it has been like witnessing the worst flooding to hit his area since he started living there and vowed to keep his business running.