As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.

Julia Hatfield said that after she and her husband escaped the floodwaters, she wanted to participate in benefit concerts to “help people whatever way possible.”

Kerr County officials say death toll has risen to 96 due to the Hill Country floods, including 60 adults and 36 children.

TEXAS, USA — Steve Edwards, a resident of Tom Green County, died in the historic flooding that swept through Kerr County Texas July 4, Tom Green County Dispatch confirmed.

Climate scientists and weather experts are clear: the deadly floods in Texas earlier this month were an entirely natural tragedy, with off-the-charts rainfall levels coming from lingering moisture from a nearby tropical storm feeding off a steamy Gulf of America.

A West Texas juvenile probation officer, Jayda Floyd, and others died in Kerr County floods. The community mourns, honors them, and supports the victims.

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.

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