Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question ...

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the ...

Texas ranks as the country’s leader in flood fatalities, and the Hill Country flood of July 2025 ranks among the deadliest in ...

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...

Over 100 people have died in the Texas flooding as of Tuesday. Here are answers to commonly asked questions from USA TODAY ...

Would a flood scale like those used for hurricanes and tornadoes have prompted different actions by Texas officals and the ...

Infrastructure related to flooding and other disasters must be treated as the top priority during the Texas Legislature’s ...

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

At least 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic perished in Friday's floods, with the total death toll in the floods now ...

The State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has ...