TEGNA Texas created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.

Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.

The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.

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.

As the areas in Central Texas impacted by flash flooding start working to recover from the disaster, the local business community and others have been turning out to help.

Northwest Arkansas-based Sheep Dog Impact Assistance is sending dozens of volunteers to Texas to help with recovery efforts after devastating flooding swept through the region over the holiday weekend.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

The catastrophe was caused by a perfect storm of difficult-to-forecast rainfall and fast-moving water. Some wonder if budget cuts made things worse.

Cynthia Thomas describes the damage left behind by the catastrophic floods that struck Texas. Thomas explains to NBC News' Joe Fryer and Savannah Sellers why many people are likely to not rebuild due to the high costs of flood insurance.