The Garbage Boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach did its job overnight, collecting debris flowing down the river from tropical storm Hilary in Long Beach on Aug. 21, 2023.

Brandon Bell / Getty Images CORRECTION (July 8, 2025, 10:11 a,m, ET): A previous version of this article misstated in a caption the name of the river in a time-lapse video of the flood.

Clyde George, left, and his son Chris George board up their home ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Beryl on July 7, in Port O'Connor, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP) ...

Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Getty Images People work to free a vehicle stuck on the shoulder amid storm debris as Hurricane Idalia crosses the state on August 30, 2023 near Mayo, Florida.

Striking images of the storm that brought 25.91 inches of rain to Fort Lauderdale within 24 hours—a potential Florida record.