Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, the maps may underestimate their risk because of a reliance on historic data and outdated risk assessments.

Torrential rain and flash flooding led to dramatic rescues in New Jersey as Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency.

President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people against natural disasters.

Homeland Security Director and former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem asked her Instagram followers which portrait of her they like best to display in the South Dakota State Capitol. Response from central Texas was low due to high flood waters and FEMA response delays.

The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for its future.

Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond to the devastating floods in central Texas.

New Yorkers in basement apartments were told to be ready to leave and New Jersey’s governor declared a state of emergency after heavy rains in the northeast caused flash flooding, officials said

There are questions over why oversight was eased at Mystic Camp as it expanded in a hazardous floodplain, the AP reported.