One example is the 2013 Big Thompson Canyon flood, which killed nine people and destroyed nearly 2,000 homes northwest of Denver.

After seeing the damage done from the flash floods in Texas, a man came down from Colorado to lend a helping hand. FOX 26's Jillian Hartmann spoke to the man about his efforts and why he felt the need to help.

The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters spilled into the major plazas of San Antonio. That city on the edge of the Hill Country was hit by major floods again in 1913, 1921, 1998 and 2025, to cite a few examples.