After hours of waiting and praying in the attic, the water stopped rising and the family was rescued. A first responder helped Matteson, wearing a navy and pink floral dress and quilted white jacket, into the back of a car. Her family survived. Their home was not so lucky.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

New flash flooding hit parts of Kerr County, Texas on Sunday, just nine days after the same region saw devastating floods that left 129 dead. “Life-threatening flash flooding” struck

On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

After hearing a young woman scream for her life on the flooded Guadalupe River, Carl Jeter called first responders to rescue her after she tread water for 15 miles.

With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.