Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s

The flooded area is in a part of Texas known as the Hill Country, where many people visit for the natural beauty. The region has also become known as “Flash Flood Alley.” Heavy downpours like the one that caused the Guadalupe River to flood have become more frequent and intense as the burning of fossil fuels has heated the planet.

A high school soccer coach and his wife were found dead after floodwaters hit their vacation site on the Fourth of July. Their two kids are still reportedly missing.