On another holiday weekend a decade ago, McComb and his family were vacationing in Wimberley when torrential rain forced the Blanco River to swell, carrying the home they were in downstream. McComb made it to shore, but his wife and children didn't survive. He said his daughter, Leighton, was never found.

Video released on Sunday (July 6) shows rescue teams navigating raging floodwaters in Marble Falls, Texas. The El Paso Fire Department said in Facebook post that members of its water rescue team "brought two victims clinging to a tree in dangerous floodwaters to safety.

A hydrologist explains why Texas Hill Country is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy downpours and sudden, destructive floods

A Texas state flag flies in a yard filled with debris on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. Kyle Hammock sits on tree debris at the bank Guadalupe River on July 5,

At least 43 people are dead, including 15 children, after being swept away in catastrophic flooding. The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue continues in the Texas floods.