As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

Tuesday, July 8, was the first time Kerrville PD had the extra resources to give a couple of officers some much-needed downtime. Lamb said they sent one of those officers home to rest and instead of using that “well-deserved day off” he joined the ground search party,

Satellite imagery of Camp Mystic and other areas along the Guadalupe River shows the devastating aftermath of the Fourth of July floods in Texas.

The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and other music stars performed.

The historic deluge claims victims across Texas, including a member of the Hunt family and multiple young girls from North Texas.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

Kerr County officials on Wednesday declined to discuss why a voluntary emergency system was not activated July 4 until more than an hour after a first responder requested an alert go out.

HUNT, Texas (KXAN) — The flooding on Independence Day destroyed a historic business in Kerr County. The Hunt Store isn’t just a shop. It’s a restaurant. A music venue. A gathering place. “We were here almost every single day,” said Tyler Ward, a Hunt resident. “And if we weren’t, the kids were begging in the back seat of the car to come here.”

Outdoor weather alert systems are not required by any federal or state law. The choice is left up to local leaders.

It took just 90 minutes for the river to rise more than 30 feet. A look at the historic flood levels now etched into Central Texas history.