After years of drought concerns and shrinking shorelines, recent historic rainfall across the Texas Hill Country has triggered a remarkable turnaround for two of the region’s most important reservoirs: Medina and Canyon lakes.

After several days of severe weather in South Central Texas, the excessive rainfall has finally started to slow down.

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has launched a new regional relief fund across 10 counties in response to this week’s widespread flooding.

In an 1,800-square mile stretch of the Hill Country — from Hondo through Uvalde, up toward Camp Wood and Utopia — anywhere between 15″ and 27″ of rain fell.