South Austin residents look back at deadly flood along Onion Creek 10 years later

AUSTIN, Texas - Ten years ago, residents along Onion Creek were forced from their homes by a flash flood.

City officials gathered to look back and to talk about the recovery since the waters receded.

2015 Onion Creek flooding

The backstory:

Dense vegetation currently covers the Yarrabee Bend area, which 10 years ago was a densely populated southeast Austin neighborhood.

On Thursday, where there once were homes, a group of city officials gathered for a city proclamation marking October 30 as a day for remembrance.

"The 2015 Halloween floods were a critical moment as we witnessed how destructive flooding can be to our city. No one understands that better than the people who used to live here in the Onion Creek neighborhood and who still live here. Almost 500 families used to call thi