While Kerr County officials say they didn't know how bad the July 4 flooding would be, it warned residents nearly eight years ago to "be flood aware" about the ongoing potential for "monstrous and devastating flash floods.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

Kerr County officials have not provided specifics about any changes, if any, they have made since last week's deadly flooding.

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

Emergency officials are starting to focus on alert systems as they search for answers about how the flash flooding swept away so many.

Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system

Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were

H olding back emotion, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. said he never received an individual warning before floodwaters surged into his city, killing dozens and leaving families shattered.

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods. On Wednesday evening, the death toll rose to 120.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.

The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.