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.

Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social media. It is not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

Search and rescue teams in Texas are pushing through one final day of heavy rain as they search for over 170 people still missing after the devastating July Fourth weekend floods. With at least 129 confirmed dead — including 36 children — families across Central Texas are mourning and waiting for answers.

A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.

Fundación 911, a nonprofit that provides equipment and training to fire departments across Mexico, sent a crew of 40 members to support local first responders.

After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.

Heartache is widespread in the aftermath of violent flash flooding throughout the Texas hill country over the July 4 weekend. It reaches Tennessee, where the loved ones of Claire "Reese" Manchaca mourn her death.

After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.