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Hills, rivers and rocky terrain: Why the Hill Country keeps flooding

When storms roll in, water rushes downhill fast, gaining speed and force as it moves — often with deadly results.

An overturned vehicle on the banks of the Blanco River on May 26, 2015, two days after catastrophic area flooding.

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