The most haunting scene I’ve come across in examining the catastrophic losses from the Kerry County Texas flood is this image from a promotional video for Camp Mystic. Look at the power of water etched into the rock behind them.

In countless communities around the US and world people flock to the waterside to enjoy the marvels there. Often the signs of water's power, and danger, are there in plain sight, but the rarity of worst-case extremes renders them invisible.

Make sure to check your own vulnerabilities and keep watch when weather is turning. No one is immune. New Yorkers will remember the dozens of shocking flash flood deaths (some in basement apartments) from the remains of Hurricane Ida in 2021...