The kitchen staff at a popular downtown Sioux Falls restaurant is busy preparing meals that will impact lives hundreds of miles away. Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean is hosting a fundraising brunch Sunday for families affected by flooding in Texas.

There's no sense in finger-pointing over whether or not alerts went out fast enough in Texas, said Landry. As she sees it, preparing for the weather comes down to knowing the landscape where you live and planning out what to do if disaster strikes. "You have to be aware and prepared," she said.