Three members of a Bay Area family, one of whom is a brother of a former San Francisco Giants pitcher, are still missing in Texas after devastating flash floods over the Fourth of July weekend.

A Bay Area family is believed to be among those missing in the catastrophic floods in Texas that have killed dozens of people.

While Texas and New Mexico are seeing historic and deadly flash flooding, some may be asking: Why should the Bay Area care? Meteorologist Roberta Gonzales explains.