Country music singer George Strait announced plans to host a dinner and concert to benefit victims of the catastrophic flooding across the Texas Hill Country.

Even during tragedy, unfortunately, some people want to take advantage of others' vulnerability. A Colorado professor says checks and balances should be right up there along with your urge and ability to give.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

While yesterday’s floods were much smaller in scale than in previous years, the date’s symbolic nature brought painful memories and underlined the new regularity of flooding in Vermont.

The threat of flash flooding returned to North Carolina on Thursday, only days after Tropical Depression Chantal dumped heavy rain across the central part of the state, flooding homes and highways and leading to dozens of rescues.

Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it’s too late the best bet is to find higher ground nearby. The stakes can be high, because a flash flood may give those in its path only minutes or seconds to react.

Following Thursday night’s flooding, locals reflect on this year’s destruction and question how the state can prevent what has become a yearly tragedy.

Thursday's rain was a highly localized event. The highest impact was only felt over a 5-to-10 mile area south of Boston.